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Jodie Brooke Wilson couldn’t accept what the doctors were saying when they told her two months ago that her brilliant and much-loved husband Des O’Connor had died. He was 88 and in hospital following a fall but, after 30 wondrous years together, she couldn’t imagine a world without him. She still can’t. ‘Des was getting … Read more
‘Even now daddy can still make me laugh’: Des O’Connor’s singer daughter Kristina, 32, pays heartbreaking tribute to her father and reveals their last moments together Kristina O’Connor, 32, is distraught but overwhelmed by the mass of tributes She revealed their deeply emotional last moment together where he welled up She said: ‘Even now, … Read more
The best show I ever played was with Des O’Connor, Bruce Forsyth and Ronnie Corbett, the four of us presenting the 100th Royal Variety Show. Des was as excited as me. There was a boyish enthusiasm that never left him. This command performance in 2012 was at the Royal Albert Hall for the first time, … Read more
What a gift for the headline writers. One evening in December 1980 an argument broke out at Risley Remand Centre in Cheshire. A few of the prisoners wanted to watch a Panorama documentary on the only TV set in the young offenders’ wing. The rest were insisting on a variety show…Des O’Connor Tonight on BBC2. … Read more
Melanie Sykes has led tributes to her former presenting partner Des O’Connor following his death last night aged 88. Sykes and O’Connor, who died in hospital on Saturday after a fall at his home, presented Today With Des And Mel from 2002-2006. She said O’Connor ‘had the softest hands of anyone I ever met and … Read more
Des O’Connor, who has died at the age of 88, was an all-round entertainer whose success spanned decades, appearing as a regular in prime-time television slots. O’Connor was born in Stepney in London’s East End in 1932 to a Jewish cleaner and an Irish binman. Following the outbreak of the Second World War he was evacuated … Read more
Entertainer Des O’Connor dies ‘peacefully’ in his sleep aged 88 after he was admitted to hospital a week ago following a fall at his home By Henry Martin For Mailonline Published: 09:20 GMT, 15 November 2020 | Updated: 09:25 GMT, 15 November 2020 Entertainer Des O’Connor has died at the age of 88, his agent … Read more
The son of one of Dennis Nilsen’s murder victims has slammed the ITV drama Des, claiming it’s ‘garbage’. Shane Levene, from London, is the son of Graham Allen, who was strangled to death by Nilsen at his London home in 1982. He took to social media to criticise three-part drama Des, which recently aired on … Read more
David Tennant turns out a chilling performance as a real-life serial killer in Stan’s terrifying new series Des By Demeter Stamell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 10:32 BST, 25 September 2020 | Updated: 10:32 BST, 25 September 2020 David Tennant turns out a bone-chilling performance as real-life serial killer Dennis ‘Des’ Nilsen in Stan’s hit … Read more
ITV serial killer drama Des hit with Ofcom complaints from viewers disturbed by the harrowing details of Dennis Nilsen’s real-life murders By Natasha Hooper For Mailonline Published: 22:48 BST, 18 September 2020 | Updated: 23:31 BST, 18 September 2020 ITV drama Des depicts the true story of British serial killer Dennis Nilsen and his murderous … Read more