Bill Turnbull's career from BBC Breakfast to Strictly Come Dancing
ok.co.ukBBC Breakfast host Bill Turnbull has passed away at the age of 66. His family released a statement with the sad news saying that his death came after the presenter’s battle with prostate cancer which he was diagnosed with five years ago.They wrote: “Following a challenging and committed fight against prostate cancer, Bill passed away peacefully at his home in Suffolk surrounded by his family on Wednesday, 31st August”.They continued: “Bill was diagnosed in 2017 and has had outstanding medical care from the Royal Marsden and Ipswich Hospitals, St Elizabeth Hospice and his GP.” Bill became a beloved voice of morning television when he landed his role at BBC Breakfast.The presenter first appeared on the show in 2001 as a weekend host and while he regularly appeared on the weekday version of the show, it wasn’t until 2008 that he became the main weekday presenter.
However Bill had actually started his career on radio in 1978 and became a regular on USA radio while corresponding from the region for the BBC.
He returned to the UK in 1997 and and became one of the main presenters on BBC News 24 and Radio5 Live. In 2005 Bill tried his hand at something new and appeared on the third series of Strictly Come Dancing.
He was partnered with Karen Hardy and suffered an ankle injury in the second week during practice. At the time he told Breakfast viewers: “We were practising by jumping over boxes and I landed badly.
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