Was approached by June Collins, Phil Collins' mother, to attend her stage school while performing on Junior Show Time on Yorkshire TV; claims to have sung the first song that Phil Collins ever wrote.
Was hired to present Swap Shop at 18 when he pitched a different kid's show to the BBC; lied when asked if he had presenting experience.
Surprised the presenters of This Morning when he suddenly revealed his alcoholism during an light-hearted interview in 1992.
Presented the game show Naked Jungle in 2000, where Keith and all the contestants appeared nude; the show was criticised in the House of Commons.
Played the part of Drosselmeyer in The Nutcracker on Ice at the London Palladium in 2013.
Keith Chegwin
January 17, 1957 - December 11, 2017 (aged 60)
Walton, Liverpool, England, UK
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Was approached by June Collins, Phil Collins' mother, to attend her stage school while performing on Junior Show Time on Yorkshire TV; claims to have sung the first song that Phil Collins ever wrote.
Was hired to present Swap Shop at 18 when he pitched a different kid's show to the BBC; lied when asked if he had presenting experience.
Surprised the presenters of This Morning when he suddenly revealed his alcoholism during an light-hearted interview in 1992.
Presented the game show Naked Jungle in 2000, where Keith and all the contestants appeared nude; the show was criticised in the House of Commons.
Played the part of Drosselmeyer in The Nutcracker on Ice at the London Palladium in 2013.