Escape to the Country star Alistair Appleton's major change that impacted his life

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The 55-year-old BBC broadcaster lives in East Sussex with his husband, Daniel - www.hellomagazine.com

Alistair Appleton has been a regular fixture on our screens for years, having appeared on various BBC home shows since the early 2000s. The broadcaster is perhaps best known, however, for his appearances on Escape to the Country, in which he helps buyers find their dream homes in the countryside. While Alistair, 55, is famed for his TV work, he has a very different career off-screen.

In the late 2000s, the presenter made a major life change, which he said was "the best decision" of his life. Intrigued? Find out more below..



. © Instagram Alistair Appleton is best known for presenting Escape to the Country Alistair's major life change At around the same time he began working in television, Alistair became interested in meditation. "It was initially just a way of keeping my head but gradually I became really interested in Buddhism," he told Great British Life in 2012.

From there, he travelled to various retreats in Thailand, California, Zimbabwe and Scotland, which inspired him to teach mindfulness...

Nicky Morris.