After having been a vegan in the past, Bear Grylls (52), who became very famous in Spain with Man vs. Wild (Man vs. Wild) aired from 2007 to 2011, never tires of repeating that eating camel intestinal fluids, bull testicles, and yak eyeballs are some of the most nutritious foods for the body.
In fact, his middle son, Marmaduke (20), who worked as a butcher in Wales during his gap year after graduating from Eton, would bring home criadillas with a good cut. Along with his brothers Jesse (23) and Huckleberry (17), he has inherited his father's passion. "All the boys are very different, and like all teenagers, they change their minds quite frequently, but they have a great spirit and have grown up loving nature," Grylls commented to Hello! magazine in 2021 about his three children.
All three are the result of Grylls' relationship with Shara Cannings Knight since New Year's Eve 1998 when he met her on a frozen beach in Scotland where he was training to climb Everest when a wave took his clothes, so he had to run naked to find them.
They got married in 2000. "It was the worst time in the world to fall in love just before going to the Himalayas for three months. But yes, I knew she was special because she supported me," he has stated on more than one occasion.
During the filming of Man vs. Wild, Bear Grylls successfully navigated through several adventures after ingesting liquid extracted from elephant dung, drinking his own urine, using a hollowed-out camel carcass as shelter during a sandstorm, and swimming under a solid layer of ice in a lake.
The adventurer holds several Guinness World Records to date, such as leading the first unsupported crossing of the frozen North Arctic Ocean in an open rigid inflatable boat; he was the youngest Briton to reach the summit of Everest in 1998 at just 23 years old and organized a formal three-course dinner outdoors in 2005 in a hot air balloon at 7,600 meters altitude.
His passion for nature and adventure began in childhood because he wanted to be close to his father, Sir Michael Grylls, who taught him to climb cliffs on the Isle of Wight, where he lived with his family. "I didn't like being cold, getting wet, or being scared, but I loved being with him," he has commented on several occasions.
At eight years old, he joined the Cub Scouts, where they helped him work as a team, develop his personal skills, and feel fascinated by the wilderness and practical survival skills. This helped him overcome his shyness and become more resilient. He also often says that as a child, he was not an outstanding student, nor a stellar athlete, nor the most popular.
When he studied at Eton College - the most exclusive private institution in England where the elite of Great Britain has studied, such as Princes William and Harry of England, David Cameron, Boris Johnson, George Orwell, and even actors like Tom Hiddleston and Eddie Redmayne - he founded the first mountaineering club.
Currently, he continues to star in unusual adventures and, above all, is a great communicator. He has written several books like Never Give Up (2021) and How to Be a Scout (2023), continues to appear on numerous TV shows, and has been starring in his own reality TV seriesRunning Wild with Bear Grylls since 2014, where each week is featured by a celebrity.
Among the different celebrities who have participated are Natalie Portman, who had to drink water filtered through Grylls' underwear; Courteney Cox panicked while descending a cliff when the globetrotter suggested she look down to admire the views, to which the actress replied, "No, honey, thanks"; Roger Federer tied tennis rackets to his feet to cross icy terrain, and author and writer Simu Liu had to revive a frozen larva with the heat of his mouth.