GMB's Doctor Hilary Jones and his quiet life in Edenbridge with his famous wife
30.05.2022 - 00:11
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Edenbridge with his wife, who is famous in her own right. KentLive takes a look back at the nation's favourite TV doctor's rise to fame. READ MORE: How the Wagatha Christie phrase was actually coined in KentDr Hilary didn't always mix medicine with television - in fact, being a GP was almost a part of his genetic make-up.
His father was a GP in the NHS, but back when things were even harder than they are now. He told The Telegraph: “My father was an NHS GP in the days when they worked around the clock and for very little money, so money was always tight. While food in the cupboards and a roof over your head were always a given, anything else above that was a bit of a luxury.
”But that didn't put him off pursuing a career in medicine himself. He attended Latymer Upper School on the banks of the River Thames before qualifying as a medical doctor at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead in 1976. He held various positions in the medical field, including being the only medical officer on Tristan da Cunha, a group of islands in the South Atlantic, in 1978.
Upon his return to the UK, Dr Hilary became a junior doctor at Basingstoke Hospital and from 1982 onwards, became a full-time GP in the Basingstoke area. Dr Hilary got his first TV role with GMTV in 1989, becoming the Health and Medical Advisor from 1993 onwards. He was responsible for reporting on emerging medical stories as well as informing viewers about common medical problems, including weight loss, contraception, surgery and cancer, and he has continued to perform these duties ever since.
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