Bruce Forsyth's wife: 'He has

problems moving but his brain's there

and he's still the man I love'
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Wilnelia says husband Sir Bruce Forsyth is still the man
she loves

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Frail Sir Bruce Forsyth is struggling to walk and barely
leaves his house, his wife has revealed.
In an emotional interview, Wilnelia Forsyth, 59,
admitted TV legend Bruce, 88, has problems moving
and they have discussed the future when she will have to
make a life without him.
Wilnelia said: Hes the man I fell in love with because
his brain is still there. He has a bit of a problem moving
but we still laugh and talk.
I pray, I believe. The main thing is that hes doing well.
The pain is more emotional; sometimes we cry, but
mostly we laugh.
Sick Sir Bruce has not been seen in public in 2016 and
was not well enough to attend the funerals of friends
Ronnie Corbett and Terry Wogan earlier this year.
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Sir Bruce kisses Wilnelia at Wimbledon back in 2013

He suffered a fall at home last October, and medical

tests showed he had two life threatening aneurysms
swellings of the main blood vessel from the heart
which if ruptured would have proved fatal.
Although the procedure was deemed a complete
success at the time, his recovery has taken much longer
than expected and reports he was weeks away from
being out and about again and back to normal in April
this year proved to be premature.
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Wilnelia admitted in her interview with You Magazine:
The operation took his energy because of his age,
theres no question about it.
Some days are better than others. On the not-so-good
days he tries to rest.
He is in incredible shape mentally but he does get very
tired.
He doesnt want to do anything publicly until hes 100%
well. I respect that.
Daily Mirror
Wilnelia says Sir Bruce's brain is 'still there' although
she admits he has 'problems moving'

Sir Bruce now spends his days at home in Surrey

watching TV, surfing the internet on his beloved iPad.
He is a fan of The Apprentice and enjoyed the Olympics,
and of course watches Strictly Come Dancing which he
hosted for 11 years.
Friends said Sir Bruce would have enjoyed watching the
football on TV this weekend. Unusually he supports both
London teams Tottenham and Arsenal who drew 1-1
yesterday.

A source said: Bruce will have been the only fan happy
with the result, he still loves watching the football and
talking about it.
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Wilnelia Merced, as she was called, won the Miss World
contest in 1975

He has taken much longer than we hoped to recover

from the operation and he just takes everything a day at
a time.
He is not in shape to host a TV show, but reports
suggesting he has retired are wide of the mark.
"Bruce will decide when he wants to retire, but I would
say that he would never throw in the towel and will
always like to have the prospect of doing something on
stage or screen as long as he lives. He is a born
entertainer and always will be.
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Sir Bruce is in the Guinness Book of Records for a TV
career which began with an appearance in 1939 on BBCs
Come and Be Televised when he was just 11 years old.
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Sir Bruce and Wilnelia with baby son Jonathan Joseph
Enrique in 1986

After hosting Sunday Night At The Palladium he enjoyed

huge success on TV with millions watching him front
hits like The Generation Game and Play Your Cards
Right before he enjoyed over a decade on Strictly Come
Dancing.
He left Strictly at the end of the 2013 series and had his
own show, Bruces Hall of Fame, in 2014. He performed
live at the London Palladium in May 2015 but since then
has stayed out of the limelight.

Whilst at home Sir Bruce also has been working hard

with a physio to try to get back into shape.
But its thought he is not longer well enough to complete
his famous morning routine of stretches and exercise
which kept him supple for so many years.
Wilnelia said: He enjoys watching Question Time, we
do puzzles and he loves the internet. I used to go to a
zumba class to keep fit; now I do it at home in front of
him.
"The children come to stay all the time, so theres plenty
of love around.
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Sir Bruce with Tess Daly in a Strictly special for Children
In Need in 2015

Sir Bruce and Wilnelia met in 1980 at the Miss World

competition when they were both judges.
She was 23 and he was 52, and after a two year romance
he proposed at Turnberry golf club in Scotland.
For years they have split their time between England
and Puerto Rico, flying to Wilnelias home country in the
Caribbean for the colder winter months so she can see
friends and family and Sir Bruce could play golf.
But a planned New Year trip to the island has now been
postponed, and they hope they may be able to travel at
the end of January if Sir Bruce gets the all clear to fly.
Before that, the pair will have a house filled with around
30 family members for Christmas.
Wilnelia says their son JJ and Bruces daughters have
been her rock in recent months as they have helped Sir
Bruce to recover from the operation.

Looking ahead and given their 29 age difference,

Wilnelia told You Magazine they have discussed her
future after Sir Bruce dies.
Sir Bruce Forsyth with his three week-old
granddaughter Anastasia Monro in December last year

He has told her she is strong and will make a new life
without him but she seems less certain.
I dont think about it too much. I hope Ill be prepared
somehow, but it doesnt feel real.
For now Sir Bruce has no career plans and just hopes his
condition can improve so fans can see him again.
After he quit presenting Strictly bosses hoped he would
host the Christmas Special of the series but he pulled out
of the 2015 episode and only appeared in a short prerecorded video clip.
There seems to be little prospect of him being involved
this year and a BBC source admitted it was very
unlikely he would be back in the studio in 2016, but
there was hope he could again record a clip.