Small things make me anxious – like social things – but I have no big fears because I have faith in my heart.
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Bear Grylls
b. 1975
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Born in Northern Ireland, Bear Grylls, 51, served as a soldier in the 21 SAS regiment and went on to star in adventure series, including seven seasons of Discovery Channel’s Man vs Wild. Other shows are Running Wild With Bear Grylls, the Emmy award-winning You vs Wild, and Bafta-winning The Island With Bear Grylls. His new series, Wild Reckoning, starts on BBC One next month. He is married with three sons and lives in London, north Wales and Switzerland.
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I love and admire Julia Roberts, one of our Running Wild guests, for the way she has a few close friends, is loyal to her family, doesn’t believe in all the fame stuff and can laugh at herself.
Too controlling about silly things like timings or not having toxic cleaning products in the house.
Caring too much about what others think.
Holding the hand of some random lady at an airport who I mistook for my wife, Shara.
An apocalypse escape vessel – a steel hull ice-capable sailing boat for all the family that has almost zero electronics and is manual operation throughout – armed with an array of weaponry.
A soldier and adventure guy.
Why is your nose so wonky?
Light of the Almighty in my heart.
Resilience, courage and kindness, as compassionate points to follow.
Where do I begin? There have been a lot.
He knew where life was to be found.
It’s all a gift. So be grateful for every day.
We finally get to be with Jesus, face to face.
Faith-filled, never-give-up man.
My failures have taught me more than the successes, so not much.
For my dad not to have known our boys.
When it’s just us as a family on our island hideaway in Wales.
Becoming a father.
The Bare Necessities.
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