Terry Nutkins has died aged 66 from leukaemia

UK: Presenter Terry Nutkins dies from leukaemia aged 66

Friday, September 7, 2012
1:56 PM

BROADCASTER and naturalist Terry Nutkins has died months after being diagnosed with leukaemia.

His agent John Miles said Mr Nutkins died at home in Scotland yesterday after fighting acute leukaemia for nine months.

Nutkins found fame as co-presenter of BBC children’s show Animal Magic with Johnny Morris and also featured in The Really Wild Show.

The 66-year-old Londoner, who is survived by his wife, eight children and eight grandchildren, made his home in Glenelg on the west coast of Scotland, near the Isle of Skye.

Mr Miles said: “He was an absolutely lovely guy and just loved animals, and he was never happier than when he was with animals. We will all miss him very, very much.”