Journalist and TV presenter Fiona Phillips, 62, announces she's battling Alzheimer's Disease

Journalist and TV presenter Fiona Phillips has announced she is battling Alzheimer's aged just 62. The star got the devastating news last year, after she began suffering months of brain fog and anxiety.

Fiona said the disease has 'ravaged' her family, after losing both her parents to Alzheimer's. She is currently undergoing trials for a revolutionary new drug which scientists hope could slow or even reverse the illness for millions of sufferers in the years to come.

She told The Mirror: "This disease has ravaged my family and now it has come for me. And all over the country there are people of all different ages whose lives are being affected by it - it’s heartbreaking. I just hope I can help find a cure which might make things better for others in the future."

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“It’s something I might have thought I’d get at 80”, she added. “But I was still only 61 years old. I felt more angry than anything else because this disease has already impacted my life in so many ways."

Fiona tragically lost both her mother and father to the cruel disease along with her grandparents and uncle who also received the diagnosis.

The 62-year-old was carrying the secret of her illness for 18 months but has chosen to share the news with readers of the Mirror, where she has been a columnist for almost 20 years.