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Countryfile's Joe Crowley on devastation of losing dad to cancer and sadness amid son's birth
BBC's Countryfile star Joe Crowley has become a fan favourite on the show, but away from the camera, the nature and outdoors expert has been dealing with a devastating loss he endured while he was a teenager for his whole life The 42-year-old, who joined the popular BBC programme as a presenter in 2014, has spoken candidly about how his grief later impacted what should have been the "happiest day" of his life. Norwich-born Joe, who is now a well-known face to viewers of Countryfile, sadly lost his father to blood cancer when he was just 15 years old.The traumatic loss has had a huge impact on Joe over the years and so much so that he even became an ambassador for the Anthony Nolan Foundation, an organisation that helps unite stem cell donors with blood cancer patients who need stem cell transplants.