The 71-year-old, who was on air for nearly 50 years, says he has also suffered a series of strokes.
Alastair Stewart has revealed he is living with dementia and has suffered a series of minor strokes, discovered after he felt "discombobulated".Stewart, who previously worked for ITV News and Channel 4, told GB News his health was behind the decision to leave his full-time role with the channel.
"The headline story, and it is relatively dramatic, I suppose, is that about six, nine months ago, I began to feel one of my favourite words: a bit discombobulated," he said. A former presenter of the year, he hosted a range of news and current affairs programmes for more than 35 years. He was awarded an OBE in 2006.
According to the NHS, vascular dementia is caused by reduced blood flow to the brain, and is estimated to affect around 180,000 people in the UK.
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