Personal Life
Suchet and his wife Bonnie have five grown-up sons between them from previous marriages, and live in London. In 2006, Bonnie was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in her early 60s. He appeared on the mainstream ITN / ITV and BBC news bulletins on 17 February 2009 to talk about this, to raise awareness of the disease and to campaign on behalf of Admiral Nurses. He explained that Bonnie would have no idea that he was on the news programmes.
Suchet is a huge fan of – and writer on – Ludwig van Beethoven and has toured with his material.
Suchet lives in Docklands, London.
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