"Terrifies me": Tracy Grimshaw reveals her biggest fears around ageing
Tracy Grimshaw has headed back to TV alongside alongside Dr Nick Coatsworth in a new medical series Do You Want To Live Forever?
In an interview with 9Entertainment, the journalist explained why she chose to return to TV, after standing down from A Current Affair in 2022 following 17 years on the show.
She explained that what pulled her to the medical series was "the extreme end of longevity."
"People who shake the tree always fascinate me, particularly if they're putting their bodies on the line," she said.
"It's so new, some of this stuff... that's probably what brought me in, but we're not just going to be at that end of the whole longevity discussion.
"We're talking to people on how they can improve their quality of life and address issues that might lead to a premature death."
In the interview she also revealed her own fears on ageing, especially what she finds most terrifying about it.
"I'm not too scared about the passage of time," she began.
"The only thing that scares me about getting older is becoming feeble."
"Alzheimer's terrifies me. My brain has always been I think the best part of me, and it would be really sad to lose that."
The show itself follows four pairs of everyday Aussies, including sisters from The Block, Eliza and Liberty, husband and wife, Enver and Eliana, partners Luke and Taylor, and father and son duo Duncan and Tom, as they undergo medically supervised trials and health interventions that may provide clues to help us live longer.
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