Sir Bruce Forsyth passes away aged 89

PostSir Bruce Forsyth passes away aged 89 by KK » Fri Aug 18, 2017 4:44 pm

BBC News wrote:Sir Bruce Forsyth, the veteran entertainer and presenter of many successful TV shows, has died aged 89.

The former Strictly Come Dancing presenter had been unwell for some time and was in hospital earlier this year after a severe chest infection.

His long career in showbusiness began when he was aged just 14.

He became Britain's best-paid TV star, famous for hosting game shows like The Generation Game, Play Your Cards Right and The Price is Right.

He also presented BBC One's Strictly with Tess Daly from 2004 to 2014.

Sir Bruce had not been seen in public recently, due to ill health. He was too frail to attend the funerals of close friends Ronnie Corbett and Sir Terry Wogan last year.

In 2015, the presenter underwent keyhole surgery after suffering two aneurysms, which were discovered following a fall at his Surrey home.

In an interview last October, his wife said he was still having "a bit of a problem moving". She said: "He's in incredible shape mentally but he gets very tired."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40978576

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Brucie Bonus if you had him in your dead pool. RIP.

TV legend, RIP.

TBH we should have seen this coming, there hasn't been enough celebrity deaths this year to sustain him.

I guess the Order of the Phoenix finally destroyed his last horcrux

Awww :;

Nice to see you, to see you nice. Truly brilliant with people.

89 years is pretty good going through.

Good game, good game.

Thought he was even older than that

Ironhide wrote:89 years is pretty good going through.

I know right? Didn't he do well...?

It was nice to see him, to see him nice.

:cry:

I'm glad they did that Dark Souls cover art tribute to him before he died.

The BBC are already airing a tribute to him. Was this something pre-scheduled? Or did they really have a show ready to go right away in the event of his death?

Lagamorph wrote:The BBC are already airing a tribute to him. Was this something pre-scheduled? Or did they really have a show ready to go right away in the event of his death?

They prerecord tributes to all old celebrities.

Really sad, a really great entertainer and a legend on British Television. RIP

Hyperion wrote:Thought he was even older than that

[rest of GRcade]: "Lower! Lower!"

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Nice to see you, to see you strawberry float off.

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