THE FROST REPORT

As he produces a fascinating series in six parts about his father's most famous interviews, journalist Wilfred Frost on why the late Sir David was the 'GOAT' of broadcasting, yet a loving family man and wannabe footballer first and foremost

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LEGENDARY interviewer Sir David Frost used to love nothing more than playing football in the back garden with his three sons, Miles, Wilfred and George.

But quite often, their games would be interrupted by the sound of ringing inside.

“Mum would come out and say to dad, ‘The President is on the phone,” recalls his son Wilfred Frost, 39, also a journalist, smiling at the memory today. “And Dad would tell us, ‘OK, boys, I’ll be back in a minute’.”

Still, the unusual distractions never got in the way of David’s first love: his wife Carina and his children. And speaking exclusively to the Express, Wilfred recalls how whatever else was going on in his life, his father always put his family first.

“Dad was always working a lot and travelling a lot, but he was very present for us. He was a fantastic father,” he says. “We were so fortunate in so many of the things we got from our parents — amazing homes or holidays or education. But all of that is trumped massively by the sense of love and support that they gave us.

“Despite Dad caring hugely about his career and working ridiculously hard, we never got any sense that that came first. He was very clear that we came first.”

Wilfred, who is married to Kaley and has a young son Miles, continues: “If we had some of his famous friends round for Sunday lunch and a couple of my friends were there as well, he had just as much time and interest in my friends as the famous people.

“Clearly, people loved his company. I just feel very lucky because the time I spent with Dad was happiness. Mum, my brothers and I had more of that than anybody else. We were very, very fortunate.”

Yet it is Wilfred’s journalistic capacity that has come to the fore this year, as he has produced a fascinating six-part series on Sky Documentaries, David Frost Vs, about his father’s celebrated interviews.