UK TV doctor Michael Mosley goes missing while on holiday in Greece

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Uk Tv Doctor Michael Mosley Goes Missing While On Holiday In Greece
Michael Mosley at a BBC event, © PA Media
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By Charlotte McLaughlin, PA Senior Entertainment Reporter

British TV doctor and newspaper columnist Michael Mosley has gone missing in Greece, his agent has confirmed.

A search and rescue operation is under way in Symi, one of the Dodecanese Islands, for Mosley, known for his appearances on The One Show and This Morning, along with fronting documentaries.

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His agent confirmed his disappearance.

Michael Mosley holding up a piece of human tapeworm
Michael Mosley is known for his work on nutrition and dieting (Nathan Williams/BBC)

Mosley is also a columnist for the Daily Mail in Britain, and has made a number of films about diet and exercise among his documentaries.

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The 67-year-old broadcaster did the Channel 4 show Michael Mosley: Who Made Britain Fat? and was part of the BBC series Trust Me, I’m A Doctor.

He also lived with tapeworms in his guts for six weeks for the documentary Infested! Living With Parasites on BBC Four.

Mosley has been given an Emmy nod for BBC science documentary The Human Face, presented by John Cleese and featuring a raft of human faces including Elizabeth Hurley, Pierce Brosnan and David Attenborough.

He also advocated for intermittent fasting through the 5:2 diet and The Fast 800 diet.

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Mosley has three children with his wife Clare Bailey Mosley, also a doctor, author and health columnist.

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