Bear Grylls: ‘I believe Russell Brand’s embrace of Christianity to be genuine’ The TV adventurer on inspiring young soldiers, his new Netflix series, and how everyone – including comedian Brand – deserves support.
That experience is part of the reason he’s a supporter of the Army Benevolent Fund, one of four charities Telegraph readers are supporting in our Christmas Appeal.
For Grylls, happily, what could have been a devastating life event, with his accident making a return to front-line service impossible, proved to be only a temporary setback.
At 23 – “fired up by the belief that God had given me a second chance” – he climbed Everest, one of the youngest men ever to reach the summit at the time.
Bear Grylls knows first-hand what it feels like when a soldier’s life takes a wrong turn in the service of their country.
