Alistair Appleton, 51, is a familiar face on our screens, known for his appearances on BBC’s Escape to the Country .
Although we all know Alistair for his appearances on our screens, the TV presenter has many strings to his bow and there is more to him than meets the eye.
A little known fact about him is that the star is a qualified psychotherapist and meditation teacher.
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Alistair grew up in Hampshire and graduated from the University of Cambridge with a 2:1 in English Literature.
Afterwards, Alistair moved to Poland to teach at the University of Gdansk before living and teaching English in Germany, where he started his broadcasting career working for Deutsche Welle as a translator and journalist.
Whilehis TV career continued to go from strength to strength, in 2014 Alistair achieved an MA in Advanced Psychotherapy at the Minster Centre in London.
Back in 2012, he told Hampshire Life magazine: "I loved that work so much that I started to get a bit disenchanted with all the crazy schedules of TV filming and I decided five years ago to re-train as a psychotherapist.
"That was the best decision of my life and I think I’ve hit my 40s in much better shape than I hit my 30s."
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Alistair is a man who seems to practise what he preaches - he escaped to the country himself and today lives in a cottage near the Sussex coast with hubby Daniel Martin.
Speaking of his husband on his website, he opened up briefly about his relationship: "My husband Daniel, a yoga teacher, and I are offering free meditation and yoga to keep us grounded and happy during these extraordinary times. All welcome.
"I am lucky to have found love and have a very understanding and supportive husband, Daniel... We’re currently in a 1930s French sea captain’s cottage in the port of Newhaven. And we live there with our very big dog Ben."
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