Escape To The Country presenter Alistair Appleton has honestly opened up about his issues with alcohol and drugs during his early days in television. Although the BBC One host, who joined the show in 2007, is loved by fans now, he admitted to suffering "pretty unhappiness" in his 30s, illustrating that his life was far from perfect. In discussions of his personal struggles on his blog mind-springs.
org, Alistair was frank about his difficulties off-screen, disclosing: "I was drinking a lot, doing a lot of drugs, going out a lot." Looking back at his younger self in a sincere 2019 blog post, Appleton highlighted how stagnant and numb he felt in his 20s and stated: "I realised how fossilised and dead-souled I'd become in my 20s." Read more Escape To The Country's Jules Hudson hit by double tragedy in just a few months He continued: "You know, in my 20s all I wanted to be was a famous TV presenter, and by the time I turned 30 I was already seeing that was a very dangerous path for me because I knew that it would just mean more anxiety, more laying value on external looks.
", reports the Mirror . Beyond his work in television, Appleton has always nurtured a deep appreciation for meditation which eventually encouraged him to train as a psychotherapist, with an aim to understand better burnout and support those grappling with such anxieties in their lives. Alistair once considered becoming a monk and joining a Thai monastery after partaking in an intense meditation retreat in the bea.
