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BBC children's presenter Mark Speight has been released on police bail after being arrested in connection with a woman's death at a north London house. | BBC children's presenter Mark Speight has been released on police bail after being arrested in connection with a woman's death at a north London house. |
Presenter Natasha Collins, believed to be Mr Speight's girlfriend, was reportedly found dead in the bath. | Presenter Natasha Collins, believed to be Mr Speight's girlfriend, was reportedly found dead in the bath. |
Mr Speight, who is the host of CBBC art show SMart, was arrested at the scene on Thursday. | Mr Speight, who is the host of CBBC art show SMart, was arrested at the scene on Thursday. |
Police said a man in his 40s had been bailed to return to a central London police station next month. | Police said a man in his 40s had been bailed to return to a central London police station next month. |
Officers were called to a house in north-west London at 1320 GMT on 3 January after reports of the sudden death of a woman in her thirties. | Officers were called to a house in north-west London at 1320 GMT on 3 January after reports of the sudden death of a woman in her thirties. |
A post mortem examination will be carried out later, but the death is being treated as "unexplained", a police spokesman said. | A post mortem examination will be carried out later, but the death is being treated as "unexplained", a police spokesman said. |
Religious show | Religious show |
Ms Collins, 31, was pronounced dead at the sceneAccording to reports, Mr Speight and Ms Collins shared a house in the St Johns Wood area. | |
The couple appeared together on BBC children's programme See It Saw It. | The couple appeared together on BBC children's programme See It Saw It. |
Ms Collins was represented by the HandE casting agency, which paid tribute to the actress and model. | |
"We are shocked and devastated that Natasha has passed away and we offer our support and condolences to her family and friends," it said in a statement. | |
"She was a wonderful, confident young lady and her beauty was inside and out." | |
Mr Speight, who was born and raised in Wolverhampton, has also appeared on the BBC's religious show Heaven and Earth and ITV1's This Morning. | Mr Speight, who was born and raised in Wolverhampton, has also appeared on the BBC's religious show Heaven and Earth and ITV1's This Morning. |
A spokesman for the BBC declined to comment on the arrest, while Mr Speight's agent was not available. | A spokesman for the BBC declined to comment on the arrest, while Mr Speight's agent was not available. |
The BBC has cancelled Saturday morning's repeat edition of SMart on the CBBC channel. | The BBC has cancelled Saturday morning's repeat edition of SMart on the CBBC channel. |
A new series of the programme is not due until the end of the year. | A new series of the programme is not due until the end of the year. |