English television presenter, actor & musician (1957–2017)
Keith Chegwin
Chegwin in 1981
Born
(1957-01-17)17 January 1957
Walton, Liverpool, England
Died
11 December 2017(2017-12-11) (aged 60)
Shropshire, England
Occupation(s)
Broadcaster, actor
Years active
1967–2017
Spouses
Maggie Philbin
(m. 1982; div. 1993)
Maria Fielden
(m. 2000)
Children
2
Relatives
Janice Long (sister)
Keith Chegwin (17 January 1957 – 11 December 2017), also known as Cheggers, was an English television presenter and actor, appearing in several children's entertainment shows in the 1970s and 1980s, including Multi-Coloured Swap Shop and Cheggers Plays Pop.
His early career saw him performing in such West End stage shows as Tom Brown's School Days and Captain Pugwash. He also had a career as a singer, releasing singles on the Pye Records label and worked as a disc jockey for 194 Radio City in Liverpool. He spent four years at BBC Radio 1 on Tony Blackburn's weekend morning show. In 2000, he presented the Channel 5 nudist game-show Naked Jungle, appearing naked except for a hat and later describing it as "the worst career move" in his life.
Chegwin was known for his off-the-cuff ad-lib style of broadcasting and stated that no one had ever written a word for him. In 2012, he was scheduled to take part in the sixth series of Dancing on Ice, but he was forced to withdraw after breaking three ribs and fracturing his shoulder on the first day of training. In 2015, he was a housemate on Celebrity Big Brother Series 15 where he finished in fourth place.
He died on 11 December 2017 of the lung disease idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
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