This is a simply fascinating story. Diarmuid talks to Mary McAleese and Mary Kennedy about:

• His absolute misery in and hatred for school,
• Being told he was a dunce and would never amount to anything,
• Being painfully shy until he was 40,
• Dealing with the loss of his little brother Conor in an accident when he was just 5 and his parents being misinformed that it was him,
• Having items repossessed and having to leave his apartment because he was broke,
• Building a garden at the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show but having no money to eat,
• The moment that changed everything and his big television break with Alan Titchmarch,
• His adoration for his mother in law Terry Keane and how he feels that her story hasn't been told properly,
• The Strictly Come Dancing experience,
• Presenting Top Of The Pops,
• The public controversy over his "Sky Garden",
• Opening his house to Ukrainian guests.

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