Out to lunch with Edward Grylls
Survival expert
Edward 'Bear' Grylls, 34, trained in the SAS before going
on to present Channel 4's Born Survivor. Bear, his
wife Shara, 34, and two sons Jesse, five, and Marmaduke, two,
alternate living on a riverboat in Battersea with their home on a
tiny Welsh island. Bear Grylls' book, Great Outdoor
Adventures (Channel 4 Books, £18.99) is out now.
Q Where did you grow up?
I grew up in a four-bedroom cottage on the Isle of Wight - me, my sister (who is eight years older than I am) and my mum and dad. Dad was initially in the Marines, then he ran a wine business and then at the end of his life he went on to become a politician.
Q How did your childhood influence you?
I remember my dad was always very focused on family. It was far
more important to him, for example, to be at my under-eights
football matches (even if I was only on the sidelines) than
constantly working and never engaging with us. I learned the same
values from him, and family is really important to me. Some people
put money and careers first and mess up their personal lives and I
don't want that to happen to me.
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