My wife sectioning me is the best thing to happen to me — Heston Blumenthal

"I thought at the time, the highs and the lows were normal, but they weren’t"

Heston Blumenthal, 58, was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in November 2023. Picture: Steve Parsons/PA Wire

TV chef Heston Blumenthal says he believes that his wife sectioning him is the “best thing” that could have happened as he pushed for awareness on him living with bipolar disorder.

The restaurateur, 58, who presented Channel 4 shows Heston’s Fantastical Food and Heston’s Feasts, has taken on a role as official ambassador for Bipolar UK, after he was diagnosed with the mental health condition in November 2023.