Ben Fogle on nearly losing his wife Marina during childbirth of stillborn baby Ben Fogle has revealed that wife Marina almost died in childbirth Couple's third child was stillborn at 32 weeks during the summerÂ Said ordeal was 'terrifying' and the prospect of Marina's death 'unbearable' Says losing son has made him want to 'live life even more for him'Â Â Â TV star Ben Fogle has spoken for the first time about the heartache of nearly losing his wife during the birth of his stillborn son. According to Mr Fogle, his wife Marina left within 20 minutes of death, as she struggled to give birth to their third child, a son who was stillborn at 32 weeks in August.Â The thought of losing his wife, with whom he already has two children, as well as their baby was, he revealed, 'terrifying' and 'unbearable'.Â Left:Â Ben Fogle and wife Marina, whom he nearly lost in August during the birth of their stillborn son; Right:Â Marina and Ben with their children Ludo, 4, (left) and Iona, 3 (right) 'For her to come within 20 minutes of dying was a huge bolt for me and was so terrifying I can't even explain it. The thought of life without her was unbearable', the 41-year-old toldÂ The Sun newspaper. The presenter also admitted that the harrowing experience was a reminder of the fragility of life and has made him appreciate every moment with his young family - Ludo, four, andÂ Iona, three. He described how the son he never had the pleasure of meeting inspires him and motivates him to ensure his children 'enjoy every moment of their life'. 'There's a little boy we never got to know and if there's anything we owe him in getting so close to having met him, and yet so far, it's to live life even more for him,' he told the newspaper: The father-of-two says that since the ordeal in August, not a day goes by when he doesn't say 'I love you' to his family and says the experience taught him he to never take life for granted. The star (right) and with wife Marina (left) said of the experience: 'For her to come within 20 minutes of dying was a huge bolt for me and was so terrifying I can't even explain it. The presenter says his philosophy is now to smile, be happy and to seize opportunity that he possibly can. Nevertheless, the heart-wrenching experience, which he described as 'a shock in every way', also forced the TV explorer to reevaluate his way of life and seek a simpler existence for his family. In his new series of New Lives In The Wild, which is back on Channel 5 on Friday at 9pm, he meets people who have quit the rat race for alternative lifestyles, something he aspires to himself. Next year, he added, he plans to road test a new way of life for his family life in French Polynesia or Patagonia. Ben (left) walking along a desert track in Namibia in the new series ofÂ Channel 5's New Lives In The Wild