The TV medium passed away after a very brief illness. RIP.
TV medium Derek Acorah has died at the age of 69 after a “very brief illness”, his wife has confirmed.
In a statement posted on his official Facebook page, Gwen Acorah Johnson said that her husband had recently been in intensive care after falling into a coma.
She wrote: “Farewell my love! I will miss you forever! I’m devastated to announce that my beloved husband Derek has passed away after a very brief illness. Thank you so much to everybody who has supported me – I can never thank you enough. To the vile couple who hounded him for responses to their ridiculous campaign whilst he was in Intensive Care in a coma, I hope you have the decency to hang your heads in shame. I have things to deal with now but I won’t forget nor will I forgive what you have done!”
Born in Bootle, Merseyside, in 1950, Acorah featured in regular segments on the 1996 TV show The Psychic Zone before he became a contributor on spin-off Psychic Livetime.
He presented Predictions With Derek Acorah early on in his TV career and hosted the paranormal reality TV series Most Haunted in 2001, which ran for six series.
The show also returned in an online edition and on Really TV at various times until 2019.
He also appeared on Celebrity Big Brother in 2017 where he finished fourth.
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