{"id":95401,"date":"2025-08-27T03:05:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T03:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/95401\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T03:05:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T03:05:11","slug":"itvs-fiona-phillips-husband-makes-deathbed-confession-as-she-battles-alzheimers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/95401\/","title":{"rendered":"ITV&#8217;s Fiona Phillips&#8217; husband makes deathbed confession as she battles Alzheimer&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fiona Phillips has been supported by her husband Martin Frizell as she bravely battles early onset Alzheimer&#8217;s<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_fiona-martin-derek-draper-funeral.jpg\" alt=\"Fiona and Martin wear black, hold hands, walk up street together ahead of a funeral\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Fiona Phillips&#8217; husband made a devastating confession about what she might think towards the end of her life(Image: Getty)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Fiona Phillips&#8217; husband has shared a heartbreaking admission regarding the former GMTV host as she continues her fight against early-onset <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/alzheimers-disease\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Alzheimer&#039;sLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Alzheimer&#8217;s<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The ITV personality received her devastating diagnosis back in 2022 when she was just 61 years old. Now aged 64, she receives round-the-clock care from her 66-year-old spouse Martin Frizell, who previously worked as an executive producer on <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/tv\/itv-mornings-cat-deeley-ben-35792580\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"This MorningLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">This Morning<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">During a BBC interview with<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/entertainment\/celebrity\/how-googling-inverted-nipple-led-11190858\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" Newsnight&#039;s Victoria Derbyshire Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> Newsnight&#8217;s Victoria Derbyshire <\/a>earlier this year, Martin revealed: &#8220;I don&#8217;t think Fiona&#8217;s ever going to be able to taste a glass of wine again, walk on a beach properly again, go on holiday again, go to the theatre, go to the cinema, drive her car, cook a meal for her children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;And my worry is, on her deathbed whenever that may come and hopefully a long time from now, will she even know who we are? There&#8217;s no remission for Alzheimer&#8217;s.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The couple have just published their memoir Remember When, which documents Fiona&#8217;s ongoing health struggle, reports <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/celebrity-news\/2100247\/fiona-phillips-husband-deathbed-confession\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the Express<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_martin-fiona-smiling-press-event.jpg\" alt=\"8Rocks - Reception\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Martin shared Fiona&#8217;s thanks to fans(Image: Getty)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Following the book&#8217;s climb to number one on the Sunday Times Bestseller list, Martin shared another poignant message on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">He posted: &#8220;I&#8217;m sitting under a pink awning hence the colour of the Sunday Times Bestsellers list &#8211; the chart everyone wants to be on. And for the fifth consecutive week<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/entertainment\/celebrity\/fiona-phillips-husband-says-she-35598712\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\", Fiona is on the bestsellers list Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">, Fiona is on the bestsellers list <\/a>(she made No1).<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;She wants to say a massive thank you to everyone who has shown interest in her story, it&#8217;s really lifted her mood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Can I also thank the many folk who have been in touch with their own stories, suggestions of new treatments and <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/entertainment\/celebrity\/fiona-phillips-husband-shares-daily-35587210\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"memories of Fiona from her working daysLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">memories of Fiona from her working days<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;I attach my favourite picture of her from a TV location shoot and shows what a force of life and vitality she had.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_fiona-phillips-smiling.jpg\" alt=\"Fiona Phillips dressed in black smiling at camera\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/> ITV star Fiona was first diagnosed with the devastating disease in 2022(Image: David M. Benett)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;It&#8217;s from one of the many photo albums we flick through as we enjoy Sting&#8217;s essential collection &#8211; he&#8217;s replaced the Stylistics!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">He went on to say that the pair, who have been married for 28 years,<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/tv\/fiona-phillips-husband-gives-emotional-35788701\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" often sit together to look through their photo albums while listening to The PoliceLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> often sit together to look through their photo albums while listening to The Police<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Earlier this month, Martin appeared on ITV&#8217;s Loose Women where he gave an emotional update on Fiona&#8217;s condition.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_WACOMMUNITYQR3.jpg\" alt=\"\"  \/>Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">You&#8217;ll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">All you have to do is <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/BZamc48XMaoEqKkIN7GWxV\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">click here if you&#8217;re on mobile<\/a>, select &#8216;Join Community&#8217; and you&#8217;re in!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">If you&#8217;re on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click &#8216;Join Community&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don\u2019t like our community, you can check out any time you like.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose &#8216;exit group&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">If you\u2019re curious, you can read our <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/privacy-notice\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Privacy Notice.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;The good news is that there&#8217;s some improvement in terms of her mood,&#8221; Martin said. &#8220;Not so much in terms of Alzheimer&#8217;s but in terms of being able to have get better sleep, and better appetite.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Martin then went on to say that his wife has &#8220;less confusion&#8221; after the new anti-depressant she&#8217;s been given.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;If anything, she&#8217;s in a much better place than she was a few weeks ago,&#8221; he continued. He said his wife becomes frustrated <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/tv\/love-blind-uk-star-breaks-35796617\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"while watching TVLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">while watching TV<\/a>, now she&#8217;s unable to do the on screen work she perfected and loved for decades.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fiona Phillips has been supported by her husband Martin Frizell as she bravely battles early onset Alzheimer&#8217;sFiona Phillips&#8217;&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":95402,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[915,243,96,1472,59,102,347,1471,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-95401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-alzheimers-disease","tag-bbc","tag-entertainment","tag-fiona-phillips","tag-gb","tag-health","tag-itv","tag-this-morning","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95401","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=95401"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95401\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}