Former BBC Breakfast host Bill Turnbull dies aged 66

He presented BBC Breakfast for 15 years

Broadcaster Bill Turnbull has died at the age of 66, his representatives have confirmed. He had presented the BBC's flagship morning news show for 15 years until his departure in 2016, when he moved to Classic FM. In 2018, he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Before his stint on BBC Breakfast, Turnbull worked as a reporter on BBC Radio 4's Today, BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC News 24. In 2005, he appeared on Strictly Come Dancing, finishing in sixth place alongside partner Karen Hauer. https://twitter.com/BBCBreakfast/status/1565250259927945216 In November 2017, it was whilst filming a celebrity edition of The Great British Bake Off for the same channel in aid of Stand Up to Cancer that he found out he had the disease himself. He later fronted a Channel 4 documentary called Bill Turnbull: Staying Alive, in which he explored the use of cannabis oil for medicinal purposes. Following the news of his passing, a number of tributes have poured in from across the world of television. TV critic and journalist Scott Bryan described Turnbull as a "breakfast television legend." https://twitter.com/scottygb/status/1565248297920503808 Former BBC Breakfast host Dan Walker said it was "an honour to sit on his sofa." https://twitter.com/mrdanwalker/status/1565250370305130499 https://twitter.com/jonkay01/status/1565249593251700738 https://twitter.com/RobbieRinder/status/1565248105037107201 The news broke during the broadcast of Thursday morning's BBC Breakfast show. His former colleagues Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt paid an emotional tribute on BBC Breakfast. Related links:

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