Alan Titchmarsh admits he cries listening to Christmas project music
Alan Titchmarsh has admitted the real reason he was left in tears when recording his new project away from the cameras.
During Wednesday’s instalment (November 20) of BBC Breakfast, Charlie Stayt woke up the nation alongside his temporary co-host Nina Warhurst.
Throughout the show, the presenting duo discussed some of the biggest stories hitting the headlines in the BBC studios.
This included the rising energy bills, the concerning snow storm set to hit the UK and Joe Biden approving anti-personnel mines for Ukraine as US closes Kyiv embassy.
Later on in the show, they welcomed gardening expert and TV presenter Alan Titchmarsh onto the show to discuss his new exciting project away.
Swapping out his perfectly maintained garden for a cosy recording booth, the 75-year-old broadcaster revealed he has written a new Christmas.
The TV star has recreated the story of Jack Frost which composer Debbie Wiseman has set to music in a new Christmas album.
The audiobook – which is set to be released on Friday (November 22) – features two brand new Christmas carols performed by Cerys Matthews and her choirboy son Red Abbot-Matthews.
Speaking to Nina and Charlie, he confessed that he often became emotional when listening to the beautiful songs which accompany his tale.
He told viewers: "In that shot there [watching Cerys and her son perform the carol] I was struggling to hold it together. I was a bit proprietorial really. They were singing their carol and I was standing at the back thinking, ‘I don’t believe I had any hand in this at all’."
The composer went on to explain how the presenter manages to mask his feelings when speaking for an audience, but behind closed doors, he often bawls his eyes out to the song.
She added: "When he gets behind the microphone and he’s reading, he's just professional and he just does it and he’s just so brilliant when I'm conducting the music. But get him in the studio and there’s tears everywhere."
Alan argued: "If it doesn’t affect you as a writer when it’s done with the music then how are you supposed to expect it with an audience.
And if it affects me as a parent and a grandparent, it’ll affect every other mum, dad, granny and grandpa not only with just the carol but the whole Jack Frost thing about magic of it. And gosh, we need a bit of magic today this Christmas."
