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| TV presenter Beadle dies aged 59 | TV presenter Beadle dies aged 59 |
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| Television presenter and prankster Jeremy Beadle has died aged 59. | Television presenter and prankster Jeremy Beadle has died aged 59. |
| One of ITV's most popular hosts during the 1980s, Beadle had been suffering from pneumonia and was admitted to a London hospital last week. | One of ITV's most popular hosts during the 1980s, Beadle had been suffering from pneumonia and was admitted to a London hospital last week. |
| He was best known for fronting You've Been Framed, the variety show Game For a Laugh as well as the hidden camera programme Beadle's About. | He was best known for fronting You've Been Framed, the variety show Game For a Laugh as well as the hidden camera programme Beadle's About. |
| Michael Cohen, chairman of MPC Entertainment, Mr Beadle's agents, said: "He was a wonderful human being." | Michael Cohen, chairman of MPC Entertainment, Mr Beadle's agents, said: "He was a wonderful human being." |
| Mr Cohen added that the presenter was "one of the biggest TV stars in reality television, and raised many, many tens of millions of pounds for charity, and I am sure that's what he would like to be remembered for. | Mr Cohen added that the presenter was "one of the biggest TV stars in reality television, and raised many, many tens of millions of pounds for charity, and I am sure that's what he would like to be remembered for. |
| "He was a fantastic human being, a very close friend and he will be greatly missed." | "He was a fantastic human being, a very close friend and he will be greatly missed." |
| Work rate | Work rate |
| Mr Beadle leaves behind wife Sue, daughters Cassie and Bonnie, and his stepchildren Leo and Claire. | Mr Beadle leaves behind wife Sue, daughters Cassie and Bonnie, and his stepchildren Leo and Claire. |
| In his heyday, he regularly attracted television audiences of 15 million for Beadle's About and You've Been Framed. | In his heyday, he regularly attracted television audiences of 15 million for Beadle's About and You've Been Framed. |
| I loved and admired him and I shall miss him desperately Henry Kelly | |
| But in recent years he had battled poor health after being diagnosed with a mild form of leukaemia in 2005. He also had a cancerous kidney removed. | But in recent years he had battled poor health after being diagnosed with a mild form of leukaemia in 2005. He also had a cancerous kidney removed. |
| He attracted funds for Children with Leukaemia all through his life and is thought to have raised more than £100 million for all charities. | He attracted funds for Children with Leukaemia all through his life and is thought to have raised more than £100 million for all charities. |
| In 2001 he was awarded an MBE. | In 2001 he was awarded an MBE. |
| Mr Beadle was diagnosed with cancer in 2005, but did this did not halt his work rate. | Mr Beadle was diagnosed with cancer in 2005, but did this did not halt his work rate. |
| In autumn 2007 he released three books, and he had been working on ideas for television programmes when he fell ill. | |
| Henry Kelly, who co-presented Game For A Laugh with Mr Beadle, said: "Jeremy and I were firm friends for nearly 30 years. | |
| "I loved and admired him and I shall miss him desperately." | |
| Eddie O'Gorman, Children with Leukaemia's founder, added: "Jeremy was not only a close personal friend and an extraordinary entertainer, he was one of the most dedicated supporters this charity has ever seen. |