BBC Breakfast’s Sally and Nina hold back tears as they discuss the death of their ‘brilliant’ co-star
BBC Breakfast’s Sally Nugent and Nina Warhurst hold back tears as they discuss the death of ‘brilliant’ co-star Bill Turnbull
BBC Breakfast’s Sally Nugent and Nina Warhurst held back tears as they discussed the death of their ‘brilliant’ co-star.
Bill Turnbull was diagnosed with prostate cancer in November 2017 but sadly passed away in September 2022 at the age of 66.
The presenters talked about what an incredible man Bill was, with an emotional Sally saying: ‘What a man. What a great man, it would have been his birthday today.
‘What a man’: BBC Breakfast’s Sally Nugent and Nina Warhurst fought back tears as they discussed the death of their ‘brilliant’ co-star
Nina asked if she had good memories of Bill, and Sally replied, “Yeah, he’s great to work with.” Brilliant to know.
“Very, very kind, very, very wise and, as we saw in that article there, very private, so for him to talk about his health was really important, that’s how important it was to him.”
Nina, who was filling in for Jon Kay, quipped: “And a brilliant father,” with Sally adding: “We really miss him.”
Sad: Bill Turnbull was diagnosed with prostate cancer in November 2017, but sadly passed away in September 2022, aged 66.
Bill’s daughter Flora appeared on BBC Breakfast on Wednesday morning and during a video segment talked about how she was training to run the London Marathon in his honour.
She said: ‘Losing dad was obviously a big deal for us and our family. I think that first of all I wanted to have a purpose this year and remember dad in the most determined way possible.
“I felt I could pay tribute to him in a way that was personal to him because he ran the marathon several times and also to highlight this cause for Prostate Cancer UK.”
Bill, who appeared on the show from 2001 to 2016, revealed the diagnosis in March 2018 and detailed his treatment in a Channel 4 documentary called Staying Alive.