Monty Don usually keeps his marriage with his wife Sarah out of the spotlight, but he made an exception on Friday to mark their 39th wedding anniversary.

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The Gardeners' World star, 67, took to social media to pen a heartfelt message to his childhood sweetheart Sarah, whom he met at Cambridge University. "We got married 39 years ago today - the picture is a little faded, a little wrinkly, like us but the love is as evergreen and strong now as it was all those years ago," Monty sweetly wrote.