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Personal life
Grylls grew up in Donaghadee, Northern Ireland and Bembridge on the Isle of Wight.[7][8] He is the son of the late Conservative party politicianSir Michael Grylls and Lady Grylls (née Sarah Ford).[9] His maternal grandparents were Patricia Ford,[10] an Ulster Unionist Party MP andNeville Ford who played first-class cricket. He has one sibling—an elder sister, Lara Fawcett, a cardio-tennis coach. In an episode of Man vs. Wild featuring Hollywood actor Will Ferrell, he said his sister gave him the nickname "Bear" when he was just a week old.
Grylls was educated at Eaton House, Ludgrove School, Eton College, and Birkbeck, University of London,[11] where he graduated with a degree, obtained part-time, in Hispanic studies in 2002. He learned to climb and sail from his father at an early age. As a teenager, he learned to skydive and also earned a second dan black belt in Shotokan karate. He now practices Yoga and Ninjutsu. He also became involved in scouting, beginning at age eight, as a cub scout.[12] He speaks English, Spanish, and French.[13] Grylls is Christian, describing his faith as the "backbone" in his life.[13][14]
Grylls married Shara Grylls (née Cannings Knight) in 2000.[3][10] They have three sons: Jesse, Marmaduke,[15] and Huckleberry (born 15 January 2009 via natural childbirth on his houseboat).[5]
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