Bear Grylls to announce shock retirement from television?

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Grylls created a stir on Friday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.
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Sad news for Grylls fans. Speculation had been rife that the British television host best known for his show Man vs. Wild on Discovery Channel, will announce his retirement from television, at age 52, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 18/07/2026 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being a television host isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a television host-author just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.

#ThankYouBear

For a little while on Friday evening, #ThankYouBear was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.

“You’ve accomplished everything I ever dreamed of #ThankYouBear.”
— @DesireePlum, 17 Jul 2026
“Didn't Bear Grylls retire about 3 years ago?”
— @samy2love, 17 Jul 2026

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