Ant and Dec lead tributes as Britain’s Got Talent’s Ian Royce dies aged 51

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Ant and Dec have paid tribute to a former Britain's Got Talent crew member after news broke that he's sadly passed away at the age of just 51.Ian Royce, who worked as a warm-up comedian for shows like Britain's Got Talent and The X Factor for many years, sadly passed away surrounded by his family after a battle with pneumonia left him with multiple organ failure.Ian's daughter Roxanne announced the incredibly sad news on Tuesday 1st September, writing on Twitter, 'It is with our greatest regret

Britain’s Got Talent has paid an emotional tribute to Ian Royce after it was announced he had died aged 51.The ITV show, which has returned to our screens for the live finals, shared a photo of Ian on the BGT set as they shared their condolences to him. BGT wrote on Twitter: “Yesterday we sadly lost a member of our #BGT family.

Britain’s Got Talent warm-up act Ian Royce has died aged 51 from pneumonia and multiple organ failure.The compere - who checked into rehab in November 2019 to be treated for alcoholism - was well known behind the scenes on the ITV talent show for his work warming up the audience before the cameras rolled.Royce’s daughter Roxanne announced on his official Twitter account: “It is with our greatest regret that we have to tell you all that Ian has passed away today from severe pneumonia and multiple

Naman Ramachandran Ian Royce, warm up act for “Britain’s Got Talent” and “The X Factor,” has died of pneumonia and multiple organ failure. He was 51.“It is with our greatest regret that we have to tell you all that Ian has passed away today from severe pneumonia and multiple organ failure.

Britain's Got Talent and X Factor star Ian Royce has tragically died. A statement was made on his Twitter profile last night and told that the star had died from "severe pneumonia and multiple organ failure." The statement from his daughter read: "It is with our greatest regret that that Ian has passed away today from severe pneumonia and multiple organ failure."He was in no pain but surrounded by friends and family.

'Britain's Got Talent' warm-up star Ian Royce has died aged 51. The beloved entertainer - whose job it was to keep the 'Britain's Got Talent' audiences happy in the minutes before the live shows begin - battled with severe pneumonia and multiple organ failure prior to his death, but was "in no pain", according to his family.

Ian Royce has sadly died.