Bill Turnbull saved a BBC Breakfast colleague's life by going public with his prostate cancer diagnosis, Louise Minchin has revealed.
The BBC Breakfast presenter paid tribute to her co-star in a special tribute version of the show today, and recalled how Bill had such an effect on people around him. She revealed he managed to save one of his colleague's lives because of his decision to go public as she remembered him following his sad death yesterday at the age of 66.
Bill was diagnosed with cancer in 2017 and went public with his battle the following year. He was known best to viewers because of his hosting duties on BBC Breakfast, which he took the helm of from 2001 until 2016.
