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Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Meet Bear Grylls and wife Shara's three towering sons who are 'so different'
Bear Grylls, 50, clearly values his privacy when he's not filming Bear Hunt and The Island – just take his island home with his wife Shara for proof! The couple raised their three sons, Jesse, 21, Marmaduke, 18, and Huckleberry, 15, in the remote location, where they value their "adventure and solitude." Bear doesn't often share details or photos of his grown-up sons, but we've rounded up everything you need to know about his "very different" kids… Bear gushed about his eldest son Jesse from an early age, recalling the moment the seven-year-old saved a girl's life. He told the Daily Mail: "They were in a little base in a stream and she fell in. And – I wasn't there, you know, and the story grows and grows every time he tells me – but he did rescue her and he was proud as punch to have dragged her out." As he's grown up, Jesse has clearly inherited his father's sense of adventure. He took part in a training exercise in Gwynedd for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution in 2015 – for which Bear was criticised – and even joined Bear on a helicopter skydiving experience in 2021. The doting father marked his 18th birthday by describing him as "kind, humble, hard-working, original," before joking alongside a video of his base jump: "I can't stop him jumping off stuff." Jesse graduated from Eton College in 2021 and has pursued his art passion with solo shows in London and Switzerland. He often posts photos of his creations on social media. Bear previously admitted he didn't want his kids to follow in his footsteps, telling the Daily Mail: "Do I want them to grow up to be me? No actually. I'm unemployable in the real world. I don't want this for them." Bear's family photos are so few and far between that when he shared a rare photo of his son Marmaduke, fans were left astonished by his appearance. The Man vs. Wild star, who stands at 5 ft 9, marked Marmaduke's 18th birthday with a photo of him towering over his parents at well over 6 feet tall. "18 today! We love you so much Marmaduke… keep shining bright!" wrote the doting dad. One year earlier, he commented on his son's character saying, "So proud of your heart… always kind, fun, loving and positive." Marmaduke seems to enjoy a quieter life including cooking classes at the Vale House Kitchen in Bath. He put his skills to use working in a butcher's to fund his travels. In 2025, Bear shared photos of the family hugging Marmaduke as they said their goodbyes. "So sad but also happy for Marmaduke - saying goodbye to him here in Australia as he heads to Asia for four months. He's worked hard in a butcher's in London, earned his way and is now going off for his own adventure… have fun, stay safe, come home soon. We miss you," he wrote. Huckleberry is just as sporty as his father. The 15-year-old, who attends Eton College, not only loves joining his brothers for runs, skiing holidays and skydives, but he also showed off his tennis skills in the national finals at the Play Your Way to Wimbledon event in 2023. "It was quite tough and tiring but it was all good fun," he told the Gazette & Herald. "It's been amazing playing at Wimbledon, I've loved it. I'm really proud of myself for getting here – 14,000 people tried to qualify and to get into the final 50 is quite amazing." When he's not adventuring, he's getting stuck into cooking breakfast at home, with Bear joking on Facebook: "Most mornings we find Huckleberry locked in a battle to master the perfect poached eggs." Bear previously told HELLO! that his sons are all unique, but they have one shared interest. "All the boys are so different, and like all teenagers, they change their mind pretty often, but they have a great spirit and have grown up to love the outdoors," he said. Speaking of their family island St Tudwal's Island West on the Llŷn Peninsula in North Wales, he added: "We have no mains electricity or water and run everything totally off-grid, but we love it. READ: Anne Hathaway's son Jack makes rare appearance during star-studded outing
Yahoo
09-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Bear Grylls fans only just learning how he got the name – and what he's actually called
He has been involved in numerous survival television series in the UK and US - but many fans still have no idea how Bear Grylls got his iconic name. Born Edward Michael Grylls in Donaghadee, Northern Ireland, he entered the spotlight after securing several world records in hostile environments. Following this, he starred on TV series Man vs. Wild in 2006 to 2011 - cementing him as a household name. But despite his decades-long popularity, some of his fans have only just stopped to question how he became known as Bear, with Made in Chelsea's Spencer Matthews, from the Big Fish podcast, asking: "When did you become Bear Grylls that we all know?" In the TikTok video, Bear shared how his moniker isn't at all related to outdoor adventure, but actually has a more humble meaning. He said: "Everyone always thinks it's some butch story of how I wrestled a bear at the age of four. The truth is, I had an older sister who thought 'that's a really boring name'. "My mum had had three miscarriages and my sister was eight years old and I was a little toy." He later explained how his fans usually expect him to have a "butch" persona - but this is far from his real personality. He added: "I get nervous often meeting lots of people. I always think I'm never going to be as adventurous or strong or cool as the TV makes things out to be. I'm much more normal." READ MORE: Bee Gees fans only just realising what band name stands for after 60 years However, in the same breath, Bear encouraged his supporters to always 'run towards their fears', saying they could create unforgettable memories this way. He added: "I've just learned from experience, you've got to tackle life head on. You've got to stay on the front foot… it's a survival mechanism, and it's what makes life fun and challenging." Commenting on the clip, one impressed user said: "That's a better story of how he got the name." Another user added: "I think he is an amazing guy who does not care for the publicity but still wants to show us things we are capable of if we really had to do them…" A third user said: "He lives 10 minutes away from me, I often bump into him at the local farm shop great guy." One more user added: "Just a good guy. talented, smart and courageous." A final user said: "I like his show when he takes other people especially famous people on his crazy trips of survival and they freak out!"
