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| CBBC star 'distraught' over death | CBBC star 'distraught' over death |
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| BBC children's presenter Mark Speight is said to be "absolutely distraught" following the sudden death of fiancee Natasha Collins at their London flat. | BBC children's presenter Mark Speight is said to be "absolutely distraught" following the sudden death of fiancee Natasha Collins at their London flat. |
| But he has denied having anything to do with her sudden demise, according to a statement released on his behalf. | But he has denied having anything to do with her sudden demise, according to a statement released on his behalf. |
| Mr Speight was arrested on Thursday after finding Ms Collins, also a TV presenter, dead in the bathroom. | Mr Speight was arrested on Thursday after finding Ms Collins, also a TV presenter, dead in the bathroom. |
| He has been bailed until the first week of February on suspicion of murder and supplying cocaine. | He has been bailed until the first week of February on suspicion of murder and supplying cocaine. |
| "Mark has been questioned by the police on account of the fact that the body of his fiancee was found in the flat they shared," the statement reads. | "Mark has been questioned by the police on account of the fact that the body of his fiancee was found in the flat they shared," the statement reads. |
| At the moment no one knows what happened Mark Speight statement | At the moment no one knows what happened Mark Speight statement |
| "At the moment no one knows what happened. Mark found her body in the bathroom and immediately called an ambulance and the police. | "At the moment no one knows what happened. Mark found her body in the bathroom and immediately called an ambulance and the police. |
| "Mark was the only other person present in the flat and has therefore been questioned by police as a matter of course." | "Mark was the only other person present in the flat and has therefore been questioned by police as a matter of course." |
| 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. |
| 'Devastated' | 'Devastated' |
| Ms Collins, 31, was pronounced dead at the sceneMr Speight, who was born and raised in Wolverhampton, is best known for CBBC programme SMart, which he has hosted since 1995. | |
| The BBC has cancelled Saturday morning's repeat edition on the CBBC channel. | The BBC has cancelled Saturday morning's repeat edition on the CBBC channel. |
| The presenter has also appeared on the BBC's religious show Heaven and Earth and ITV1's This Morning. | The presenter has also appeared on the BBC's religious show Heaven and Earth and ITV1's This Morning. |
| He worked with Ms Collins, 31, on the BBC children's series See It Saw It. | |
| The actress and model was represented by the HandE casting agency, which has paid tribute to her in a statement. | The actress and model was represented by the HandE casting agency, which has paid tribute to her in a statement. |
| "We are shocked and devastated that Natasha has passed away and we offer our support and condolences to her family and friends," it said. | "We are shocked and devastated that Natasha has passed away and we offer our support and condolences to her family and friends," it said. |
| "She was a wonderful, confident young lady and her beauty was inside and out." | "She was a wonderful, confident young lady and her beauty was inside and out." |