Tributes have been paid to Eggheads star Dave Rainford after he died aged 51. The news was confirmed by the show's host Jeremy Vine, reports the Mirror .
Vine posted to Twitter : "I'm very sad to hear that one of the Eggheads has died. Dave “Tremendous Knowledge” Rainford, famous for being banned from pub quiz machines in Manchester, was the best company after a recording: always fun and sociable. "I never saw him angry or ungenerous, not once." Dave was a regular on the BBC tea time quiz show but was forced to step down last year following an unconfirmed illness.
When viewers began to notice the absence of the fan favourite, Dave took to Twitter to clear up the rumours. In August he tweeted: "Brand new Eggheads starting on Monday.
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