Bruce Forsyth

One of British television's most famous faces, Sir Bruce Forsyth, has passed away this week at the age of 89. He had been struggling with various health problems for some time and eventually succumbed to bronchial pneumonia. He slipped away in his own home with his family around him.

Bruce Forsyth snapped outside the ITV studios

The 'Strictly Come Dancing' presenter had been out of action for a while since his health troubles gradually began getting worse. Sadly, this afternoon (August 18th 2017) he lost his battle with pneumonia leaving behind his former Miss World wife Wilnelia Merced and six children.

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Legendary entertainer Sir Bruce Forsyth has reportedly spent five nights in intensive care in hospital having developed a severe chest infection.

The 89 year old presenter and showman is said to have been rushed to hospital on Sunday evening (February 26th) after falling ill, and was still in an intensive care unit as of Thursday night when the Daily Mail reported the news.

However, Forsyth is expected to be moved to a private room on Friday (March 3rd) before returning to his home in Surrey with his wife, Lady Wilnelia, at the weekend.

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Ola Jordan has revealed that she once dodged a potentially very embarrassing incident with Sir Bruce Forsyth backstage at ‘Strictly Come Dancing’. In her new book, Strictly Ola: My Story, which is being serialised in the Mail on Sunday, the dancer described how she and husband James Jordan once got very passionate in the dressing room, only to be nearly caught by Brucie.

Ola and James were nearly caught having sex by none other than Bruce Forsyth

Ola writes that she loved working with the TV legend, describing him as a 'genuine and lovely man'. She said that whenever you bumped into Bruce in the BBC TV Centre corridors, he’d always stop for a chat to ask how things were going, but one day she really wished he hadn’t.

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British entertainment icon Sir Bruce Forsyth is “doing much better” as he continues his long journey to recovery after a life-saving heart operation he had nearly seven months ago.

The 88 year old presenter had sparked new concerns over his health after it was announced at the weekend that he would not be attending the public launch of his wife Lady Wilnelia Forsyth-Johnson’s new range of candles, because of “mobility issues”.

Sir Bruce Forsyth and his wife Lady Wilnelia in 2015

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Sir Bruce Forsyth has been forced to cancel his scheduled appearance on the Christmas special of ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ because of concerns over his health.

The veteran presenter, 87, underwent an operation on an abdominal aortic aneurysm in mid-November, but his doctors have decided that the filming, due to start to next week, will come too soon for Forsyth “to have made a full recovery”.

The BBC released a statement on Thursday (December 3rd) saying that “Due to the long studio hours, he is unable to host the show, but will still play a part in the production.” The episode itself will be broadcast on Christmas Day on BBC One, and regular host Claudia Winkleman will be taking over Forsyth’s presenting duties for the short special episode.

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Sir Bruce Forsyth has been admitted to hospital after he sustained minor injuries and a concussion after slipping and falling in his home.

The 87 year old former ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ presenter, and perennial British TV favourite, was taken to hospital on Thursday (October 8th) and, after undergoing a series of tests and scans, was ordered by doctors to take a week of complete rest.

It means that Forsyth has had to pull out of his scheduled appearance this weekend hosting his BBC variety show ‘Bruce’s Hall of Fame’. He had been due to take to the stage alongside Catherine Tate and Alexander Armstrong at London’s Dominion Theatre, but instead the latter has been bumped up to the role of compere for the evening.

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Abbey Clancy was named the winner of the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday (21 Dec.) night, earning her and professional dancer Aljaz Skorjanec the glitter ball trophy. Clancy emerged victorious from an all-female final, beting actress Natalie Gumede, newsreader Susanna Reid and singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor to the grand prize.

Clancy and ex-Corrie star Natalie Gumede were the best performers on the night

BBC Breakfast presenter Reid had been the bookie's favourite to take home the award, but after a valiant display from Clancy in the final episode of the season, the viewers at home voted Mrs Peter Crouch to be the Dancing Queen, also preventing Reid from being the third BBC presenter to win the contest. Clancy later called Strictly "the most perfect experience I've had" and her professional partner Skorjanec, who made his debut on the series this season, said: "I can't believe this; it's just mad."

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Bruce Forsyth has been forced to withdraw from the upcoming Saturday show of 'Strictly Come Dancing' after suffering from a nasty onset of the dreaded flu.

It's rare for the 85-year-old entertainer to miss a day of work with his last absence from a show being in 2009 - a good record for someone of his age. However, the BBC has revealed that he is once again simply too ill to present the dance contest this week. 

"Sir Bruce Forsyth has the flu and therefore isn't feeling well enough to present tomorrow's Strictly Come Dancing on BBC One," read a statement from the BBC. Don't worry too much though as the TV company also added, "The show looks forward to his return next week." Meanwhile, his place alongside Tess Daly has been temporarily usurped by Claudia Winkleman, whose usual post is the Sunday night results show. 

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Bruce Forsyth is irked at Simon Cowell for allowing young children to compete on his reality talent contests, and he took to BBC Radio 5 Live to tell them exactly why.

According to The Sun, the veteran TV presenter was critical of Britain’s Got Talent, saying that Cowell was putting kids through an ordeal. They reported that he’s since told the radio station, “The thing I object to is, I don’t think they should put young children through such an emotional thing.” His interview did point out that Forsyth began in entertainment aged just 14, but he said in reply: “Yeah, but not on television in front of millions. That is the difference. Have a children’s Britain’s Got Talent and let all children be in it. There is nothing wrong with that at all. But to put them on at that time of the evening with millions watching and the emotion, that could be maybe a bit disastrous for a child and a memory that could not do them a lot of good.”

The first live show of the latest Britain’s Got Talent series took place on Monday (May 27, 2013), with Cowell commenting to dance troupe Youth Creation: “Someone, Mr Grumpy, said we shouldn’t have children your age on the show.” He also praised 11-year-old singer Arisxandra Libantino, saying: “I’d like to dedicate this one to Bruce.” Cowell’s apparently sick of people having a go at his shows, with one insider commenting “Simon is sick of people slagging off his shows. If anyone has a go he’s going to hit back at them live on air.”

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Britain's Got Talent was blasted by telly host and national treasure Bruce Forsyth this week, with the veteran host commenting on the "damaging" effect appearing on the show could have on children. Despite his words, it seems as though some people involved in this years show have failed to acknowledge Brucie's point, saying they see no potentially harmful side-effects of appearing in the show.

Speaking on Richard Bacon's 5 Live show on Monday (May 27), Brucie said that although he admires the format of BGT, he could never approve of having young children take part. He told Bacon, "To put them on that time of the evening with millions watching, the great big theatre and the emotions - it could be disastrous for a child."

On Monday's live BGT show, Cowell addressed the comments himself, referring to Forsyth as "Mr Grumpy," which is very rich coming from Cowell. Speaking after the performances of young performers Youth Creation and Arisxandra Libantino, who is 11-years-old, he said, "If you've got it, you've got it, who cares how old you are? It was one of the best performances of the night and I'd like to dedicate this one to Bruce."

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