Tributes paid to TV comic and 'true gentleman' Tom O’Connor who has died 81

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Love Island star Tommy Fury has emerged as one of the hot favourites to sign up to this year’s I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.The boxer, who found fame on the ITV2 series alongside girlfriend Molly-Mae Hague, is currently at 3/1, according to the latest odds from bookmaker Betfair. But he’s not the only famous face in the running to enter this year’s camp after it was confirmed by ITV that the long-running series would once again take place in Wales rather than Australia.

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ZZ Top, who has died aged 72.The musician’s death was confirmed by the group’s longtime rep, who said that Hill died at home in his sleep.

iOS - Android The page is close to reaching its target of £10,000, with more than £8100 raised already.A post on the page states: "As many of you will now know, on the 24th of July, we tragically lost a special boy from our village."An amazing son, to his mum Laura, a brother to his sister Kaitlin, a grandson, a special friend to Will, and his other school friends."Will wanted to do something special, to remember him by, so his family can possibly create a memorial area for him and to help and

Tom O’Connor, comedian and TV presenter. Born: 31 October, 1939 in Bootle, Lancashire. Died: 18 July 2021 in Slough, Berkshire, aged 81. Tom O’Connor’s career as a comic began in the maths and music classes he taught at a working-class school in Merseyside in the 1960s.

Ellise Shafer administratorTom O’Connor, the British comedian and host of game shows like “Crosswits,” “Password” and “Name That Tune,” has died. He was 81.O’Connor’s family told the BBC that the comedian, who had Parkinson’s disease for over a decade, died in a hospital in Buckinghamshire on Sunday.O’Connor began his career in show business on the talent show “Opportunity Knocks,” which he won three times.

Tom O’Connor, a comedian and television show host for decades in the UK, died Sunday in a hospital in Buckinghamshire at age 81 of complications related to Parkinson’s disease.