Spoiler: he hasn’t retired to a rocking chair. In fact, he’s busier than most people half his age.
He’s a prolific presenter of shows like Mountain and Griff’s Great Britain, where he rambles about history and scenery. Basically, he gets paid to be the charming, eccentric uncle you wish you had.
He’s also a writer, a director, and a lifelong champion of Welsh identity. The man is a one-man cottage industry of wit and wanderlust.
And yes, he still does stand-up. At 70. Which means he’s braver than me. I get nervous ordering a coffee with a complex name.
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Okay, let’s entertain a ridiculous theory. Have you ever noticed he always looks a bit twinkly, a bit mischievous, like he just pulled off the perfect prank?
Some say he hasn’t aged a day since the 1980s. I’m not saying he’s been secretly sipping youth potion from the Brecon Beacons, but I’m also not not saying it.
In reality, he’s just a very blessed 70-year-old who has made laughter his life’s work. And laughter, my friend, is nature’s Botox.
