Beadle dies at 59 after bout of pneumonia

TV PRESENTER Jeremy Beadle has died after a short battle with pneumonia.

His wife Sue and close friends were at his hospital bedside in north London.

The star, best known for the shows Beadle’s About and You’ve Been Framed, leaves his wife, daughters Cassie and Bonnie, and stepchildren Leo and Claire.

In a statement, Beadle’s agent, Nick Canham of MPC entertainment, said: “Our heartfelt condolences go to his family. He will be greatly missed.”

As a stalwart of ITV for many years, Beadle regularly pulled in television audiences in excess of 15 million for Beadle’s About and You’ve Been Framed.

Beadle, who was 59, was a significant fundraiser for Children with Leukaemia and is estimated to have raised more than £100 million (€134m) for charity.

He was awarded an MBE in 2001.

Beadle was diagnosed with cancer in 2005, but never allowed the condition to affect him.

Last autumn, he released three new books and was working on a series of television formats.

Henry Kelly, Beadle’s co-presenter on ’80s show Game For A Laugh, said: “He was a most wonderful friend to have.”