Des O’Connor DEAD

[Nancy]

DEAD DES

 

[Ellie]

Aww.

I saw him on his strangely late West End debut role just a few years ago in Dreamboats and Petticoats.

 

[Sheena]

I confess I presumed he was already LONG GONE

 

[Sheena]

[Edina]Huh, thought he was dead[/Edina]

 

[Iguana]

RIP.

I used to watch Des and Mel on a tiny TV at school and laugh about how shit it was, but that was mainly Mel's fault

 

[Suomi]

Will remember him best for his interviews

 

[Nancy]

DES O’CONNOR CHART STATS

SINGLES
8 TOP 40 HITS WITH 1 NUMBER ONE AND 3 FURTHER TOP 10s

ALBUMS
5 TOP 40 ALBUMS, PEAKING AT NUMBER 8

 

[lolly]

I didn't particularly like him (a bit SIMPERING, I thought), but I have fond memories of watching his chat show with my Gran

 

[Nancy]

HE ALSO RELEASED THIS COVER OF THE NEIGHBOURS THEME TUNE IN 1988 WHICH PEAKED AT 100 IN THE SINGLES CHART

 

[lolly]

 

[lolly]

'Soft hands'

 

[Sheena]

SURPRISINGLY NOT A NONCE

 

[Ellie]

In 1997 Janet Jackson was on his show and I swear it is the only ever UK interview of hers I’ve seen where she was happy, relaxed and open!

 

[GinAg (39)]

Didn't he become a father again about 10 yeas ago?

 

[VoR]

I also thought he'd been dead for years. He always seemed like a very nice man though so RIP.

 

[Indie]

Dammit. I've had him on my deathlist for a few year but took him off because he seemed invincible.

 

[Berly]

'Soft hands'

It’s a strange thing to lead with but if it was his defining feature who are we to judge

 

[Nancy]

It’s a strange thing to lead with but if it was his defining feature who are we to judge

HE MUST HAVE USED FAIRY LIQUID

 

[Nancy]

HE DIED AFTER A FALL AT HOME APPARENTLY.

PERHAPS THE GHOST OF CILLA PUSHED HIM.

 

[lolly]

 

[Nancy]

ACTUALLY, CAN GHOSTS PUSH PEOPLE?

PERHAPS CILLA WENT “WOOOOO!” TO DES AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS CAUSING HIM TO STEP BACKWARDS IN A FRIGHT AND SUBSEQUENTLY FALL DOWN THE STAIRS.

 

[lolly]

Perhaps she tempted him down with the alluring aroma of Oxo

 

[ButterTart]

He was on The Chase not that long back and didn't seem to know where he was, bless him.

 

[Whatevar]

I used to love watching his chat show as a child. Remember Whitney doing I Will Always Love You. And when he used to hide microphones down the back of the sofa and make guests sing with him. I’m sure I remember Davina McCall singing with him!

 

[Rita]

I rather liked Des.

Was he unwell? He hasn’t been on screen since that awful daytime tv show with Mel Sykes.

 

[Whatevar]

Just very OLD

 

[Nancy]

I rather liked Des.

Was he unwell? He hasn’t been on screen since that awful daytime tv show with Mel Sykes.

HE FELL DOWN THE STAIRS AFTER BEING SPOOKED BY THE GHOST OF CILLA

 

[straightorbroken]

As well as thinking he was already dead, I just assumed he couldn't stand Mel like the rest of us.

I tried to find Kylie's performance of Step Back In Time on his show, which I know is on youtube somewhere, but can't find it.

Instead, this is the other memorable performance I associate with his show:

 

[Rita]

Didn't he become a father again about 10 yeas ago?

I think he has a son who is around 12.

 

[lolly]

Do people not like Mel Sykes, then? I had no idea.

 

[straightorbroken]

I've not liked her ever since she slagged Matt Le Blanc off on The Big Breakfast. It was up there with Claire Sweeney being upset that Richard Gere had no time for her saying she was a huge fan with all the sincerity you can imagine from that one.

 

[octophone]

Dammit. I've had him on my deathlist for a few year but took him off because he seemed invincible.

Well, at least this proves you're not killing them yourself this year...

...unless you're tying to throw us off the scent.