Dr Michael Mosley remembered as ‘national treasure’ and ‘hero’ after star's body found on Greek island
manchestereveningnews.co.ukColleagues of Dr Michael Mosley have led tributes hailing the late TV broadcaster, producer and columnist, as a 'national treasure' and a 'kind and gentle man'.
The 67-year-old TV personality was with friends at Agios Nikolaos beach on the Greek island of Symi on Wednesday before going missing during a walk by himself to the centre of the island.
His wife Clare Bailey Mosley confirmed a body found on Sunday morning in a rocky area near Agia Marina beach was her husband, describing the loss as 'devastating'. READ MORE 'I don’t know where to begin' - Michael Mosley's wife speaks out after devastating news Mimi Spencer, who co-authored The Fast Diet with Dr Mosley, paid tribute to him as 'immediately likeable, genuinely funny' and said she will 'miss him terribly'.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4, she said: “In person he was very much the sort of figure that you would see on television: immediately likeable, genuinely funny, enthusiastic, he had this innate enthusiasm about life and he was always very generous with his time. “He had a brilliant line in tangential anecdote which comes out of his broadcasting as well, that his mind would go down rabbit holes and come out with fantastic snippets of information, and talking to him in person was much like that, you never quite knew where you were going to arrive, but the journey was always fascinating.” Dr Saleyha Ahsan, Dr Mosley’s co-presenter on Trust Me, I’m A Doctor, described him as 'a national treasure' who put her at ease during her first audition for the BBC series.
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