Gardeners' World star Monty Don has admitted he has a code with producers to help him escape if he gets mobbed by fans.
Monty has been the main presenter of Gardeners' World since 2003 and has built up a huge following. But sometimes this can prove more trouble than it's worth.
Appearing on the Gardeners' World podcast, TV presenter Nikki Chapman told him: "When I'm walking around a few people say hello, but I just see a tide of people moving out the way to let Monty through then swarming him whenever they can.
"So it probably takes you half an hour to do what I can do in five minutes."
Monty responded: "I'll let you into a secret. I have a guy who is always with me. And we always have a code word which basically means 'get me out of here now'. And that code word is: 'What time do we have to be there?'
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"So if you're ever in Chelsea (the Chelsea Flower Show) and I suddenly turn away from you and say 'what time do I have to be there'. I will suddenly be whisked away."
Monty also revealed how he manages to juggle his ridiculously busy schedule - and it sounds like it's with incredible difficulty.
The renowned gardener is still going strong at the age of 69, with his new show Monty Don's Spanish Gardens added to his roster in 2024.
He told the podcast: "With huge difficulty. Gardeners' World we film on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. I now do two weeks on one week off. I started that last year to accommodate Spanish Gardens.
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"Once every three weeks I get nearly two weeks free so I can whizz off to Spain and film something. It has to be fitted in around Gardeners' World.
"A typical visit was I flew to Seville on a Thursday night having filmed on the Tuesday and Wednesday. Then I'd get a train to Madrid on the Friday evening then a train to Barcelona on the Sunday morning. Then flew back to England on the Monday then filmed on the Tuesday.
"So it's quite hectic, it involves two things - when I'm at home I just concentrate on Gardeners' World."
