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Martin Frizell, husband to former broadcaster Fiona Phillips, shared a heartbreaking update on his wife’s battle with Alzheimer’s disease on This Morning

Martin Frizell on This Morning
Martin Frizell on This Morning (Image: ITV)

Fiona Phillips’ husband explained in a heartbreaking interview on This Morning that she “doesn’t quite know that I’m her husband.”

Martin Frizell appeared on This Morning on Friday (11 July) to discuss his wife’s memoir, Remember When: My Life with Alzheimer’s, which was published in June.

He sat down with hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary to share an insight into Fiona’s current state, admitting she now struggles to remember who he is.

“She doesn’t quite know that I’m her husband, but she knows who I am,” Martin, who has been married to Fiona for 28 years, heartbreakingly told the ITV hosts.

Martin Frizell on This Morning
Martin opened up about wife Fiona’s health on This Morning (Image: ITV)

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This Morning airs on weekdays on ITV1 from 10am

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