'I haven't felt the same' Bill Turnbull didn't have ego like others, says Fiona Phillips

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prostate cancer last week aged 66.The BBC Breakfast presenter went public with his battle in 2018 after being diagnosed a year before.

In her latest column with The Mirror, Fiona Phillips, 61, paid tribute to her "brother" Bill, who she presented BBC show Holding Back The Years with."That show was the first and last time I ever worked closely with him and we clicked straight away," she recalled.“We had such a great time.

Bill and I were quite miffed at first that we’d been chosen to present it because it was called Holding Back the Years and we were like ‘Hang on a minute!'"The programme focused on wellbeing, particularly for older people, providing tips on how to stay well, live longer and be healthy.Joan Collins shuts down Meghan Markle after Mariah Carey 'diva' swipe"We laughed a lot," Fiona added. "He was wonderful to work with."The presenter added she and Bill "respected each other" and she never saw a bad side to him during their years together.Fiona went on to say the pair had a "similar attitude" and "just on with things"."He didn’t have an ego, unlike a lot of people in the business.

I have always looked back at that as a lovely time."Bill's broadcasting career spanned over four decades.He began working for radio stations including Radio Clyde and BBC Radio 4's Today.The presenter went on to host BBC News 24 and BBC Radio 5 Live before he took on his most notable role on BBC Breakfast.He spent 15 years on the famous red sofa, from 2001 to 2016.