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Countryfile's Adam Henson has never shied away from discussing the realities of farming life and his own personal journey. Whilst he hasn't struggled with mental health issues himself, the presenter has faced difficult times, particularly when his wife Charlie was diagnosed with cancer. Away from the cameras, Adam manages a Cotswolds farm established by his father Joe in 1971. Despite having a strong support network, Adam recognises the crucial importance of highlighting mental health challenges within the farming sector. Speaking exclusively earlier this year about suicide prevention among farmers, Adam explained he'd never encountered such struggles because he's "an upbeat person" and has an "incredibly supportive family, wife, and children and people around me," reports the Mirror . On his working life, he said: "I have got a business partner who I was at Agricultural College with, and he is one of my closest friends, and what we do is surround ourselves with people that are excellent within their own role in the business," reports the Express. "Whether that is a manager or a farm manager, we work really closely with the team, and we are all very honest and open with one another. "I have had some very difficult times in my life, both in business and personally. My wife was very ill a few years ago, my parents dying, and I lost a nephew." He revealed: "We have gone through foot and mouth challenges, Covid , and we have had some tough times, but I've never had poor mental health because I've had that fantastic support system around me." Adam's wife, Charlie, received a pancreatic cancer diagnosis after experiencing stomach pains in 2020. The pair chose to marry just weeks after Charlie's diagnosis, and rather than embarking on a honeymoon, she found herself hours away from crucial life-saving surgery. "It was both barrels," Charlie told the Daily Mirror at the time, describing how the scan showed a four-and-a-half centimetre tumour on her pancreas. "We knew people who'd died of pancreatic cancer, and I absolutely felt this was going to be the end of my life." Charlie acknowledged that marriage had never been high on her agenda, but following her diagnosis, it became the "most important thing in the world". "I needed to bring us together before I died," she said, whilst Adam admitted he didn't hesitate to say yes. Two years following surgery, Charlie was able to resume work on a part-time basis.
