BRADLEY Walsh choked up as he remembered Des O'Connor on This Morning, saying: "He was like a dad to me". The veteran entertainer passed away on Saturday just days after a fall at his Buckinghamshire home.
Bradley paid tribute to Des and credits his chat show, The Des O'Connor Show, for propelling him into stardom. Speaking On This Morning alongside Jimmy Tarbuck and Tommy Cannon, The Chase star said: "A lady once said to him at a show, is Bradley Walsh your illegitimate son?' "And he joked yes and it stayed in his act since, even at the point when he was on the road with Tarby [Jimmy Tarbuck]." Bradley then started to choke up as he remembered his showbiz mentor, saying: "I've got to thank Des because I'm sure I wouldn't be where I am now.
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