Bob Holness has died, aged 83. I used to love watching Blockbusters. RIP Bob
Blockbusters presenter Bob Holness has died at the age of 83.
Holness passed away on Friday morning (January 6) peacefully in his sleep, according to his family.
The TV icon, who has previously suffered from a series of strokes, was living in a nursing home.
Born Robert Wentworth John Holness in Natal, South Africa, Holness moved to the UK with his family as a child, before briefly returning to South Africa to work for a printing company.
He began his distinguished broadcasting career in 1955, the same year he also married his wife Mary. Bob and Mary returned to the UK together in 1961, where his career blossomed.
Holness is survived by his wife Mary, three children and seven grandchildren.
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