Jodie Brooke Wilson is Des OConnors fourth wife, marrying in September of 2007 after 17 years of being together. View our online Press Pack. Video, 00:02:36, Looking back on the career of Des O'Connor, On board the worlds last surviving turntable ferry. Des O'Connor was the consummate professional, a natural performer who never lost his love of just standing in front of an audience and giving them some good old entertainment. Writer. The telly legend died yesterday aged 88 a week after suffering a fall at his home in Buckinghamshire. (Feb 6, 2020) Photo Flash: DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS Celebrates West End Opening at Savoy Theatre. He is survived by his wife Jodie, their son Adam and his four daughters, Karin, TJ, Samantha and Kristina. [2], O'Connor was the first subject of the second incarnation of the long-running television programme This Is Your Life, when the show returned to screens after a five-year absence, produced by Thames Television. TV host, singer and beloved entertainer Des O'Connor has died aged 88. His mother was Jewish and his father was Irish, and Des joked he was. The Irish Post is the biggest selling national newspaper to the Irish in Britain. He is survived by his wife Jodie, their son Adam and his four . Des famously played for our reserve team on a few occasions just after World War Two. The pictures were taken nearly six months before the TV presenter's death at the age of 88. "Up to 20 million people would sit around the television and watch and laugh, and I mean laugh until they cried. The venues they visited included Theatre Royal, Norwich, Wolverhampton Grand Theatre, Blackpool Opera House, Princess Theatre, Torquay, The Hexagon, Reading, Theatre Royal, Newcastle and Grand Theatre, Swansea. O'Connor appeared on stages around the world including hundreds of shows at the London Palladium. She added: "He was the master of that - he could control it beautifully.". Had a daughter Christina by his marriage to 3rd wife Jay Ruffler. O'Connor died on Saturday aged 88, following a fall at his Buckinghamshire home just over a week ago. On 14 November 2020, O'Connor died in his sleep in hospital, aged 88, following a fall at his home in Buckinghamshire a week earlier. Des O'Connor, the beloved entertainer who appeared on British television for decades, has passed away at the age of 88. Des O'Connor had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease prior to his death, his wife Jodie Brooke Wilson revealed. What very sad news. This news comes to us from BBC News. When the show was first filmed in colour in 1970, ATV did a deal for it to be shown on network television in the US bringing O'Connor to a whole new audience. "Eric & Ernie will be waiting to have a laugh with you tonight Des. "He had been admitted to hospital just over a week ago, following a fall at his home in Buckinghamshire. Violinist Sue Croot told the BBC she had always treasured a signed photograph O'Connor gave to her father Ronald Croot, who was helping out on a production of Cinderella at the Grand Theatre in Swansea in the late 1950s. Gyles Brandreth: "I don't think you'll find anybodywho's got a thing to say against Des O'Connor". He was the full ticket as a friend and colleague.". Meanwhile, Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker labelled him as a "truly lovely man and one of the great old school entertainers". How many records did Des O'Connor sell? Our thoughts are with all who knew Des.". I asked him if his weekend had been good and he responded with a long face to tell me that he had broken his rule of a lifetime and had actually taken a business call on a Sunday, something he would never normally do, but he said it was for an important client and had to be done. O'Connor appeared on stages around the world and performed hundreds of shows at the London Palladium. Carol Vorderman, O'Connor's former on-screen colleague from his two years spent presenting the Channel 4 quiz show Countdown, said he was "a wonderful man" and "fantastic to work with". "If you are not enjoying it," he once said, "how do you expect them to.". Alan ODuffy told me: He was a superb man and the album we made he said it was his best singing and it was indeed. gave birth to their son, Adam Harrison Campbell, at a London hospital. May O'Connor rest in peace as his legacy continues to live on forever. "Gorgeous memories of singing Something Stupid with Des O'Connor," she tweeted. He always said the sound of laughter was like the sound of heavenly music. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Jewish entertainer Des O'Connor has died at 88 We worked long hours but always laughed lots, not least because when it it was showtime he would always tell me I looked like robbers dog! This article contains content provided by Twitter. Broadcaster Tony Blackburn said the late star "was a great entertainer and more importantly a very nice person", and TV presenter Gyles Brandreth described him as "the ultimate professional". As he was pulling an astonishing 20 million viewers then, this was a huge boost for the popularity of the Fureys, for which we were very grateful. The telly legend died yesterday aged 88 a week. He had a fabulous international TV career, presenting his own prime-time TV shows for over 45 years. Anthony France. Read about our approach to external linking. Des O'Connor ~ Life Story & Biography with Photos | Videos - Alchetron.com Follow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. I do get concerned that one day hell realise his dad is older than the other fathers, but I cant do anything about that. 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Talkshow Host. He was. OConnors widow Jodie Brooke Wilson has now revealed that her husband had been diagnosed with Parkinsons three years ago, and is sure that his fall one of many was a symptom of the disease. Adam O'Connor is known for Des O'Connor the Ultimate Entertainer (2020). Adam O'Connor. He was the full ticket as a friend and colleague. Doctors had called Wilson to get to the hospital as OConnors condition was getting worse, with Wilson at home in Buckinghamshire awaiting the results of a Covid test for her son Adam after an outbreak of the virus at his performing arts school. Jeremy Dick has been a writer and editor since 2014. 10 February 2022. He was a long-time TV chat-show host, beginning with The Des O'Connor Show in 1963, which ran for ten years. RIP Des OConnor., Such sad news. She is 51 years old. Des was pictured giving her a huge smile and thumbs up as they kept their distance. He never forgot his Irish roots but as he took the religion of his mother Maude, he always joked that he was the first Irish OConnor to have a barmitzvah. Is climate change killing Australian wine? Thanks for all the fun, Des., RIP Des OConnor, 88. O'Connor, who has died aged 88 after a fall at his home in Buckinghamshire, also carved out a successful career as a singer including four Top 10 hits and more than 30 albums.
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