‘I feel blessed to be turning 50!'

TV presenter Julia Bradbury reveals why she’s so grateful to be celebrating her milestone birthday this week

- GEORGIA FARQUHARSON

She turns 50 on 24 July and, while many of us dread hitting this landmark birthday, TV presenter Julia Bradbury is grateful.

Having started a family with husband Gerard Cunningham at the age of 40, the Countryfile star now has three children – Zephyrus, who’s almost nine, and twins Xanthe and Zena, five – and says they have given her a ‘vigour for life’.

When we catch up with Julia, she’s full of energy despite a recent cancer scare after she found a lump in her breast, is feeling good, thanks to more time than ever in the great outdoors during lockdown.

Here, she reveals how nature helps her mental well-being and how she’s moving past her health scare…

How do you feel about turning 50?