Keith Chegwin dead: Veteran TV presenter and entertainer dies aged 60

The TV presenter and entertainer Keith Chegwin has died following a “long-term battle with a progressive lung condition”, aged 60.

In a statement, Chegwin’s family said: “We are heartbroken to share the news that Keith Chegwin sadly passed away following a long-term battle with a progressive lung condition, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, which rapidly worsened towards the end of this year.”

Comedian David Mitchell once wrote in a newspaper column: “The true test of a Briton is whether or not he knows who Keith Chegwin is.”