Entertainer Michael Barrymore was expected to give evidence today at an inquest into the death of a man found floating in his swimming pool.

Television presenter Michael Barrymore was “drunk and foul-mouthed” the night a man was found floating in the swimming pool at his luxury home, an inquest heard today.

British police were today continuing to probe the death of man who was found unconscious in the swimming pool of British television star Michael Barrymore.