Angela Rippon is finest identified for presenting BBC One’s News at Nine, however this 12 months she’s taking up a brand new problem, collaborating in collection 21 of Strictly Come Dancing.

At 78, the journalist is that this 12 months’s oldest contestant, however she assured followers of the present she’s greater than succesful, and can already do high kicks and the splits.

Super match, it might come as a shock that Angela has spoken overtly up to now about her well being considerations, which embody dementia after each her mother and father had been affected by the sickness later of their lives.

Speaking on her documentary The Truth About Dementia, Angela mentioned in 2017: “Although I’m fine, I do sometimes worry about my own risk.”

At 80, one in six individuals is susceptible to creating the situation, so Angela acquired her affairs so as when she was 72, to make sure she was protected ought to something occur.

“None of us knows what’s going to happen to us, but I can do things like make sure my will is up to date and put things in place,” she mentioned.

Though Angela does not have any kids, she has spoken to her godchildren about her needs.

“I can talk with my godchildren about the care I might like. At least they won’t have to agonise over what to do with Auntie Ang because Auntie Ang will have told them.”

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Via her documentary and media appearances, Angela has been lively in elevating consciousness round dementia and spoke about her mom’s battle throughout an interview in April 2023.

“As people with dementia very often have a complete change of character, she would get very, very angry,” Angela defined to the Daily Express.

 “I learnt not to take it personally, as that it was just the dementia speaking not my mum – and not to get upset by it.

“I learnt in a short time that there was no level arguing with [her] about issues,” she added, before sharing: “I learnt in a short time to hitch my mom’s parallel universe and to agree with what she mentioned, and if she acquired very tough, to vary the topic.”

Angela explained she relied on the Alzheimer’s Society for help with her mother, which is why she continues to work with the charity to raise awareness.

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“I rang the Alzheimer’s Society, and requested them for some assist and recommendation and so they had been very, very supportive. And I felt that I wished to offer one thing again to them.

“So I became an ambassador for them and then have chaired various committees and things that they’ve done,” Angela mentioned of her work with the charity, which she’s been doing since 2004.

We applaud Angela for elevating consciousness and may’t wait to see how she will get on in Strictly.

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