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Martin Frizell Shares Rare Photo of Fiona Phillips Enjoying Ice Cream

The update highlights his push for stronger dementia diagnosis targets.

Overview

  • Frizell posted a rare Instagram update this week, thanking people who asked about Phillips during his short Scotland tour and sharing a smiling photo from a London walk.
  • In the picture, the former GMTV presenter enjoys a white‑chocolate Magnum that he described as a simple highlight of her day.
  • Frizell left his ITV job in 2024 to care for his wife full time and says brief tour dates and podcast work now give him limited respite.
  • He has described slipping into depression as he watches her decline, saying she no longer remembers occasions like Christmas or Valentine's Day.
  • He is urging Health Secretary Wes Streeting to restore diagnosis targets for Alzheimer's, a progressive disease that steadily harms memory and thinking.