{"id":427423,"date":"2026-02-15T18:42:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T18:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/427423\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T18:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T18:42:08","slug":"julia-bradbury-addresses-major-decision-with-partner-after-devastating-health-battle-celebrity-news-showbiz-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/427423\/","title":{"rendered":"Julia Bradbury addresses major decision with partner after devastating health battle | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Countryfile<\/a> host Julia Bradbury has revealed she is contemplating a major move with her family following her cancer ordeal. The 51-year-old was left fearing for her life when she was diagnosed with breast cancer<\/a> in 2021 and underwent a mastectomy to remove a 6cm tumour.<\/p>\n

Since then, Julia has embraced a complete lifestyle overhaul<\/a>, determined to be as healthy as possible.<\/p>\n

“My markers are regular checks, good sleep, low inflammation, feeling strong. I\u2019ve improved my health and fitness month on month, year on year since 2021,” she told Woman\u2019s Weekly Magazine.<\/p>\n

As part of her transformation, the mother-of-three follows a sugar-free diet, swapping sugary cereals for protein-based alternatives and also largely avoids alcohol due to the risk of recurrence.<\/p>\n

The presenter, who is back on screens with her new ITV<\/a> show Julia Bradbury\u2019s Wonders of the Frozen South, is now considering changes closer to home.<\/p>\n

Julia calls Rutland home for many years, though currently lives in Notting Hill, West London, with her long-term partner, property developer Gerard Cunningham, and their three children.<\/p>\n

Keen to pull her children away from screens and encourage them outdoors, she admits she has questioned whether London is the right place for their upbringing.<\/p>\n

“I force it,” she said of getting her children outside. “My latest trick is \u2018uppie badminton\u2019 \u2014 an old shuttlecock, five odd-sized rackets and the aim is to keep it in the air. Sometimes the dog steals the shuttlecock, but it works.”<\/p>\n

Opening up about a potential move, she added: “We talk almost weekly about whether London is the right place to bring up kids.”<\/p>\n

Julia, author of Walk Yourself Happy, has frequently spoken about her deep connection to nature, describing walking as “a pillar of health”.<\/p>\n

The Dublin-born presenter views the outdoors as a form of therapy that strengthens both body and mind – particularly during challenging times.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s my best friend and it\u2019s my outdoor gym. We human beings have evolved to be in nature,” she said during an appearance on Lorraine.<\/p>\n

“One of the biggest health mistakes we make in our lives every day is that we don\u2019t spend enough time outside.”<\/p>\n

Julia has previously explained that London has suited her family due to her partner’s work and their children\u2019s schooling. However, the capital\u2019s pace of life is a stark contrast to the rural Rutland upbringing she remembers so fondly.<\/p>\n

Speaking to House Beautiful, she said: \u201cMy childhood home was idyllic, peaceful and loving. I grew up in a quaint village in Rutland, the smallest county in England, in a 400-year-old rectory next to a church.\u201d<\/p>\n

Embracing her passion for the outdoors, Julia takes viewers on an unforgettable journey into the wild, untamed landscapes of the South Atlantic and Antarctica in her new series.<\/p>\n

The presenter’s adventure also takes her towards the Falkland Islands, where she pushes through towering tussock grass to witness some of the region\u2019s most breathtaking natural spectacles.<\/p>\n

Immersing herself in island life, she herds and shears sheep to discover why the Falklands\u2019 brilliantly white wool is so highly prized, before venturing even further south to come face-to-face with the colossal A23a iceberg.<\/p>\n

Julia Bradbury’s Wonders of the Frozen South airs today at 12.45pm on ITV and ITVX<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former Countryfile host Julia Bradbury has revealed she is contemplating a major move with her family following her…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":427424,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[243,139827,96,59,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-427423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-bbc","tag-countryfile","tag-entertainment","tag-gb","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=427423"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427423\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/427424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=427423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=427423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=427423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}