Michael Mosley’s widow has said she is “so proud” of the TV doctor’s legacy which she feels will bring “real value to improving people’s health”. Dr Clare Bailey Mosley spoke to Radio 4’s Today Programme about his life and the messages of support she has received in her first broadcast interview since her husband died of natural causes last month aged 67 after he went missing on the Greek island of Symi. Her chat comes as part of the BBC’s Just One Thing Day on Friday when the broadcaster will honour Mosley’s career across various TV and radio shows.
Dr Michael Mosley with his wife Clare Bailey in 2013 (Alamy/PA) Speaking to the Today Programme, Dr Bailey Mosley said the outpouring of love for her husband has been “extraordinary and overwhelming”. “The response, people really love him you know..
. I’ve got a list of lovely quotes that people say, which are just so touching, and so caring”, she added. “One of the main things was that people felt they really knew him, that they lived in his kitchen and knew what he was cooking.
“It was very sort of trusting and kind of weirdly intimate. “It’s just been so uplifting, and I’m so grateful for that. And it’s just so incredible that he has made such a difference to people.
I’m so proud of what he’s done.” Mosley is credited with popularising the 5:2 diet, a form of intermittent fasting, through his book The Fast Diet, and he often pushed his body to extreme lengths during his research i.
