By Danny Gutmann

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Television personality Dr Michael Mosley’s widow has disclosed how reversing a major family decision more than a year after her husband’s heartbreaking passing left her feeling “relieved”. The television medic’s death, which occurred during a walking excursion while on holiday in Greece last year, left his spouse Clare Bailey Mosley utterly devastated. The bereaved widow had originally planned to place their family home on the property market and had even emptied the house in readiness for a possible sale. Following a last-minute change of mind, she disclosed that she feels “relieved” about ultimately reversing her original choice. Clare told the I: “It’s been helpful to do it. I got rid of junk that should have gone years ago. It wasn’t until I said that I wasn’t doing it that everybody expressed a certain amount of relief.” Dr Michael Mosley, who passed away at 67, had established himself as a familiar face across the country, initially joining the BBC in 1985. His on-screen journey began in 2007 when he proposed a programme for the broadcaster called Medical Mavericks. When unable to secure an appropriate presenter, he volunteered to front the show himself. By the time of his passing, he had emerged as one of Britain’s most recognised medical professionals, featuring on The One Show alongside numerous health-focused programmes for the BBC and Channel 4. Dr Mosley passed away while taking a break on the picturesque Greek isle of Symi. His wife reported him missing after he failed to return from his walk. The temperature had been exceptionally scorching, even by Greek standards, with heatstroke identified as the probable cause of his death. His remains were ultimately found roughly 30 minutes away from the spot where he had parted company with his wife and companions on the day he vanished. Clare confessed she initially struggled to eat in the days and weeks after her husband’s passing. She said: “In the first few days, when we didn’t know what had happened with Michael, everyone was eating feta and salad and other meals. I couldn’t eat. “Whatever food I was given, I had to slather it with mayonnaise. That was the only way I could eat.” Following Dr Mosley’s tragic passing, his relatives have been determined to carry forward his valuable contributions through establishing The Michael Mosley Fellowship alongside King’s College London. The clinical research fellowship aims to further studies into metabolic health. His final series, Michael Mosley: Secrets of the Superagers, aired posthumously on Channel 4 in July this year. Michael has also been recognised for making various dietary programmes widely known throughout his career. Perhaps his most renowned nutritional approach was the 5:2 diet, which essentially involves individuals eating their normal calorie intake for five days before reducing their consumption to between 500-600 calories on the other two days. He was equally a passionate advocate of the Fast 800 Diet, a low-carbohydrate Mediterranean approach incorporating intermittent fasting alongside a daily limit of 800 calories.