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As he returns to the BBC for a new series of Gone Fishing, Bob Mortimer has opened up about his health and why these episodes are different to previous seasons. Bob shared: "I'm still suffering very much with recovering from shingles. I lost a lot of muscle, an awful lot of muscle in my legs, and I'm just desperately trying to get some strength back in them. "But it doesn't really, change my lifestyle or anything. I mean, I can't run but I don't do that much running these days, so it's not a problem." The 66-year-old from Middlesbrough added: "Both me and Paul in the series are discussing the fact, quite a few times, that we're beginning to feel our age. "We're not as fast, we're not as strong, we're forgetting things. We're a bit more grumpy. "We look physically a lot different from the first seasons that's for sure! We've aged. As has Ted!" For the latest series of Gone Fishing, Bob shared the duo changed their approach and have chosen the places he and Paul Whitehouse go to. Furthermore, the pair have chosen accommodation which is in keeping with their memories. In episode two, viewers will see the duo spend the night in a caravan. Bob added one of the locations was extra special to him as it meant he could reunite with a friend from his past. "My nostalgia trip took me back to Manchester and saw one of my oldest friends, Paddy, that I hadn't seen for maybe 25 years or something, or even longer," he recalled. "It was one of our most challenging fishing series. We didn't perhaps catch as many as we would normally hope to, but we did get some Clonkers. We got a particularly beautiful carp in Wales. "As always of course I cooked for Paul, he’s always very kind, and says he likes all the meals, but the meal I cooked in Manchester, I think he genuinely enjoyed - it was take away fish and chips – his best meal this series was venison, cooked on stones, in Findhorne, Scotland. "And I thoroughly enjoyed cutting Paul's hair this series. Turns out I'm maybe a better hairdresser than I am fisherman." Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing airs Sunday on BBC Two at 9pm
