Gardeners' World Frances Tophill's life: health battle, first home and day job

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The presenter has become a firm favourite amongst viewers of the BBC programme since her first appearance in 2016.

Those with green fingers all over the country will know the familiar face of Frances Tophill, presenter of BBC Gardeners' World since 2016.

Since then, she's also appeared in Grow Your Own At Home With Alan Titchmarsh and Eat, Grow, Love, as well as writing five books about gardening, Birmingham Live reports.Frances Tophill's day job Aside from presenting Gardener's World, Frances has another day-to-day job that also allows her to show off her gardening skills.

“I am always keen to make sure I am working for real as well. I have to book holidays when I want to go away for filming. But Gardeners’ World has been very accommodating.” "It was Dom and Steph’s garden before they were on Gogglebox. They lived in the house and we gardeners kept to ourselves. The apprentice – my job – did the clearing of the drains, the turning of the compost and made the tea in the mornings for the head gardener.

She said: “I got into TV presenting at the age of 23 while I was studying for my degree at Edinburgh Botanics. I had no idea what I was doing or where I was living. I moved back home to Deal in Kent for a bit, then I moved to Bristol, then back home again.

 

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