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English born Irish peer Conor O'Brien, 18th Baron Inchiquin has died aged 79: https://www.clareecho.ie/lord-inchiquin-dies-in-dromoland/ The Barons of Inchiquin claim ancestry right back to Brian Boru, High King of Ireland. Someone else with more time can check the succession if any. The late Baron had a sister and two daughters.

Link is paywalled unfortunately.

Delving a little deeper, turns out she was Natalie Renford at the time of her death, she had a GoFundMe here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-natalie-fight-rare-cancer She had an Instagram which I cannot access and probably some stuff on FB.

Report that Natalie Tapper who played Jodie Abadeyo on around 50 episodes, died off radar in May 2021: How does this happen for chrissakes?! The Bill and Bad Girls The Musical among her screen credits.

Report that John Josser Watling has died: Sorry to be the bearer of this news OoO. https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/2023/june/obituary-josser-watling/

All this talk of This Morning and the titles sequence posted on the Schofield thread reminded me not only of Fred Talbot's troubles but also the late great Claire Rayner who often appeared on the show. Yes, I dredged this up! Not that I would know as I don't watch it any more, but does This Morning have a regular agony aunt nowadays? I mean for the next few days or weeks until it is axed of course.

I've resisted sticking my oar into this conversation so far - people will have differing views on this and in that respect, I am no different. (Ha ha, that's got to be a figure of speech I can' remember the name of, I'm sure!). Again, there is zero evidence so far that anything took place while one party was under the age of consent. Grooming allegations - I've seen nothing at all and I'm not aware of any reputable news source publishing any exchange of messages which would indicate this or challenge Schofield's version. There does seem to be some evidence that the other person was vulnerable - whether the full story of that relates to money, sexuality or mental health issues we may never know, but whether that would be enough to displace full consent is very debateable. There are plenty of people in adult relationships where one party may be described as more vulnerable than another. So now we turn to speculation. Something not discussed is whether the other party maybe had a crush on Schofield from a younger age. He requests help from his hero to get into TV, that happens and suddenly he is in close contact with the object of his younger affections. It's possible. And before you accuse me of victim blaming, I see no evidence that the other party has claimed they were a victim in the relationship. Without that, we then speculate there was a power dynamic. Once again, no evidence so far that Schofield used his position to exploit the other party, or threatened him with dismissal or consequences. Workplace shit happens. If the lad had been doing Alison Hammond or Holly Willoughby up the chuff, I remain of the view that this would not be a big deal. What the lad wasn't prepared for was the press taking an interest in Schofield cheating on his wife, and TV personalities manoeuvring their uncomfortable nature of what seems to have been the subject of gossip for their own ends. ITV's cover-up of the whole thing has been an absolute shambles. Now that doesn't mean I'm entirely on Schofield's side here. It seems clear he felt untouchable, the star feted over many years who really didn't care about his colleagues or indeed his guests - helped by ITV it seems who saw him and Willoughby as their revenue-spinners. Therefore I am of the view that rather than focus on the relationship, it's whether these stars of the show would be protected, they knew they would be and that complaints about them would be ignored. That's the real story here. Imo.

Linda Robson doesn't want to know if she develops dementia: https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/linda-robson-wants-suffocated-pillow-30143381 Well, she wouldn't, would she? Aside - don't know if it's been mentioned but she's revealed that Pam St Clements uses cannabis to help her with her hip problems. Some of us barely can afford porridge, love!

Not really invested as such. I drop by these pools I don't play on a passing interest. As such, I have a more outside view, and got incredibly confused reading the posts - was Travers also Camillus, that sort of thing. It was becoming a bit Agatha Christie! It's like dropping by an English Premier League commentary - they know who and what they are talking about, to the casual viewer it's baffling piffle.

Indication here that Richard Dunn now has dementia:

Ah, it's all very confusing for those of us riding buses all day! I must've been distracted while playing I Spy....

Right, I was passing on the Clapham omnibus as usual. If the Tijuana guy died prior to the round starting, then doesn't that mean a new captain needs to be selected from his team and a sub promoted anyway? A QO doesn't matter. *vroom vroom*

Cheers. Possibly rename it to Phillip Schofield though? Double L - coincidentally the place Schofield is now.

Cynthia Weil QO: https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/us-celebrity-news/breaking-cynthia-weil-iconic-songwriter-30141222

She gotta get out of this place, it's the last thing she ever do.... DDP pick. QO inevitable.

Patricia Dainton reportedly dead aged 93: Couple of early 1940s films and the UK's first daily soap Sixpenny Corner. Wouldn't surprise me if she was the last survivor of many of her films. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0197414/

Astonishing. Condolences and tributes from all over the shop including some extremely well known and high profile athletics names. Not ready to pass the baton quite yet. A right Colemanballsup.

Come on, there's a thread to be had now. The sub-heading could be "Toodle-Pip".

The one bad thing about the inquiry is we are now getting daily shots of Johnson out on his run. It's like a horror version of Baywatch. And what exactly is he running off? He seems to have got fatter and heavier than ever.

Ruan Xiuying and Yang Jingqiu reportedly dead:

Dynamite Kid's daughter reporting that Mark Billington, younger brother of the late wrestler, has died:

Death notice for Ralph Jameson aged 99, one of the last surviving Barracuda pilots who served with the British Pacific Fleet Arm during and for many months after the war: http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/264408/jameson You can read more about him here: https://navywings.org.uk/portfolio/the-forgotten-british-pacific-fleet/ and here: https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/20668401.flypast-salute-veteran-war-pilot/ In full: JAMESON Ralph Anthony Jameson died peacefully on 29th May 2023, aged 99 years. Beloved husband of Anne for 66 years, devoted father of Leonie (who predeceased him), Mark and Andrew, and much loved grandfather of Priyanka, Rohan, William and Tom. Lt Cdr RNVR and Fleet Arm Pilot. Funeral Service at 2 p.m. on Friday 23rd June 2023 at St Mary’s Church, Cerne Abbas, Dorset. No flowers but donations if desired to The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity c/o Woods Funeral Services, 11A Icen Way, Dorchester, DT1 1EW. Tel: 01305 250425.

Roy Taylor, lead vocalist with the band Jump The Gun who competed for Ireland in the 1988 Contest with Take Him Home has died - motor neurone: https://www.thesun.ie/tvandshowbiz/10814415/roy-taylor-motor-neurone-disease-eurovision-jump-the-gun/

Vera Putina for the List of the Missed @Death Impends, last picked in 2015: http://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2015/celebs_P.html#putive Would have got the full Telegraph obit: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2023/06/01/vera-putina-obituary-vladimir-putin-russia-mother/ I know, right?