DIY SOS star Mark Millar shows off huge surgical scar after life-saving heart surgery

MarkMillar,astarofBBC’sDIYSOS,hasbravelysharedhisrecoveryjourneyfollowinglife-savingopen-heartsurgery.The55yearoldTVbuilderunderwentatriplebypassaftersufferingaheartattackduringacoldwaterswiminSomersetlatelastyear. Thankfully,Mark,whofeaturesonthehomeimprovementshowwithhostNickKnowles,ismakingsteadyprogressandrecentlyrevealedtheresultsofhismajoroperation.HeshowedoffhislengthychestscaronInstagram,admittingthatwhilehe’shealingwellphysically,he’sbeen‘strugglingmentally’duetofeelingvulnerablepost-surgery. Inanupdatetohisfollowers,Marksaid:“I’vebeenabitquietaboutmypostoprecovery,butI’mdoingwellandhealingwell,butI’vestruggledabitmentallybecauseIfeelvulnerable.” Readmore:PIPclaimantsmustaddressonething Hefurtherexplainedhisconcernsaboutaccidentallyknockinghisscar,whichextendsfromhischesttothetopofhisstomach.Despitethis,heexpressedexcitementabouthisfirstswi