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Debbie McGee took to social media this week to reply to a Paul Daniels fan.The magician’s assistant thanked the Twitter user for sharing his sweet and amusing story about meeting his hero.The fan spoke about his introduction into magic and posted a picture of his first ever magic set online, which, of course, was a Paul Daniels That’s Magic set.The kit featured 150 easy to perform professional tricks and had a picture of Paul and Debbie on the box.A delighted Debbie shared the post with her 43,300 followers and thanked the social media user for sharing it.Alongside the picture, they tweeted: “My first ever magic set.“Still to this day Paul Daniels is my hero and inspiration, his knowledge of magic was incredible.

This time five years ago, Debbie McGee was plunged into a deep grief following the death of her beloved husband Paul Daniels from a brain tumour.

Debbie McGee, 62, has been accused of conjuring up a reconciliation with estranged stepson Paul Daniels Jnr, after the latter said the Strictly Come Dancing star “does not” have a way of contacting him for such an event to occur.The wife of late famed magician Paul Daniels has been blasted by his son for claiming they have healed their inheritance feud.Paul Daniels Jr made the claim just days before the fifth anniversary of his father’s death.Debbie had recently said “everything is fine” between the pair now, as she had planned to invite him to scatter the ashes of the TV magician near her Berkshire estate.Paul raged: “First I’ve heard of it.She doesn’t have my phone number, email or address so how is she going to invite me?“It’s just more

Debbie McGee will like this...not a lot at all.

Debbie McGee told the Twitter user that she “loved” the old photo of her late husband Paul Daniels, which was unearthed yesterday.The picture showed the magician, who died in 2016, when he did his National Service.“Thought you might like this photo,” the user wrote online alongside the black and white snap.A young Paul, who was born Newton Edward Daniels and known to everyone as Ted, could be seen in uniform sitting at a desk in front of a typewriter.He sat in between two other young men.“Just love this,” Debbie exclaimed on seeing the picture.“It must be Hong Kong when Paul did his National Service,” she explained.“Do you know who the others are?“How did you get the pic?” Debbie went on to ask before thanking the person who sent her

Debbie McGee took to social media today to share a photograph of herself and Paul Daniels as she remembers her late husband five years after his death.The magician died on March 17, 2016 after being diagnosed with a brain tumour the previous month.“5 years ago today I lost this wonderful man,” Debbie wrote online today.“Oh how I miss the joy he gave me but thankful of all the years of love and laughter,” she added in view of her 177,000 Instagram followers.“Huge love to his Sons & Grandchildren,” the 62-year-old added.Paul, who was married to Debbie for 28 years right up until his death, was survived by his three sons from his first marriage.He shared Gary, Paul, and Martin, who followed in his father’s footsteps to become a magician, with

Debbie McGee, 61, has revealed she has made peace with Paul Daniel’s eldest son Paul Daniels Jnr, 61, five years after an argument broke out over the late magician’s estate.

It's nigh on impossible to find a picture of Debbie McGee and Paul Daniels where the pair of them aren’t positively beaming.

Debbie McGee says she has made peace with Paul Daniels’ eldest son – five years after a furious public feud over the magician’s estate.

Debbie McGee during an appearance on The Mrs Merton Show in 1995 has resurfaced online.The TV and radio star shared the hilarious snippet, which features one of the most famous comedy one-liners of all time, with her 43,100 Twitter followers.Debbie, who was married to magician Paul Daniels from 1988 until his death in 2016, appeared on the programme with athlete Kriss Akabusi.She said that the duo were in “stitches” when they took part in the mock chat show.The host of the programme was a character created by late comedian and actress Caroline Aherne.Debbie and Kriss were the first guests to appear on the programme on February 10, 1995, following the pilot episode.The 62-year-old told fans that she had “such happy memories” of the

Debbie McGee, 62, has prompted a cheeky remark from Jonathan Ross, 60, following her appearance on BBC News last night.The former magician’s assistant, who worked alongside her late husband Paul Daniels, caught the attention of the comedian due to her surprising home decor choice during her Zoom call with the programme.Jonathan posted a screen grab of Debbie’s interview that appeared to show a life-size cardboard cutout of herself, which had been placed in the doorway behind her.Debbie could be seen chatting away to the BBC in the snap, as a replica of her younger self lurked in the background.The Jonathan Ross Show host wrote alongside it in view of his five million followers: “The fabulous Debbie McGee is on BBC news via zoom. “With a

Carol Vorderman, 60, shared a clip from BBC Archive’s Twitter page, which saw Debbie McGee’s late husband Paul Daniels challenging her as part of a magic trick in 1991.The magician began by asking Carol to pick out nine numbers on a calendar, which he couldn’t see.Paul then asked her to tell him the lowest number, which was 10, and add up the rest on a calculator.Unaware of the answer at this point, the magician could be seen writing 162 on a chalkboard.Carol then revealed the total sum of numbers together, adding up to the same answer.Stunned at his guest, the Countdown star said: “That’s fantastic.”Countryfile's Matt Baker doesn't want to play family card amid apology“It’s easy, mathemagic,” he replied confidently.The magician then broke

Strictly Come Dancing star Debbie McGee had a code which she used with her husband Paul Daniels at showbiz parties.The 62-year-old radio star made the admission in the latest episode of her podcast Spill the Tea.Debbie, who was married to magician Paul for 28 years up until his death in 2016, revealed the pair had a way of communicating with each other when they needed to be rescued from boring conversations at parties.The former magician’s assistant said they used their “secret code” if stuck talking to a person who wasn’t very interesting.During a chat with Scottish comedian Janey Godley, Debbie said: “I’ll let you into a little Debbie and Paul secret, Paul and I had codes.”Sharing a bit more information, she continued: “So if we were at

#TheOneShow.”A third added: "#theoneshow did Debbie McGee have Paul Daniels head in a terrarium?"Debbie worked as Paul's magical assistant until his death in 2016 from a brain tumour.She gushed: "Hi Caroline, it's me, the lovely Debbie McGee, I am just here to wish you loads of luck for Saturday night, I am sure you will have a ball."And I don't mind losing my title of the lovely Debbie McGee, because as soon as everybody gets to know you and your lovely naturally funny personality, you will be the lovely Caroline Quentin!"Caroline responded: ”Oh my darling! Isn't she adorable? I did my first job with the lovely Debbie McGee!" Caroline previously admitted that although she has some prior dance experience, she will not be this year’s

Debbie McGee will appear alongside radio presenter Dev Griffin, comedian Alex Horne and TV presenter June Sarpong as they test their knowledge in Richard Osman's House of Games.

Strictly Come Dancing star Debbie McGee, 61, has paid tribute to her dad while mourning the loss of one of her pet bunnies today.The former magician’s assistant was marking the sixth anniversary of his death when she opened up about losing the beloved animal on the same day in a heartbreaking Twitter post.Debbie posted an old photo of herself and her dad having dinner together outdoors in the sun when she shared the news with her 42,000 followers.The star, who also lost her husband Paul Daniels in 2016, wrote alongside a red love heart emoji: “6 years ago today we lost my wonderful Dad. “This morning one of my bunnies has gone too.”Fans took to the comments section of Debbie’s post to send their well wishes to her following her sad news.One

Strictly Come Dancing favourite Debbie McGee, 61, has revealed she became too “relaxed” about food during the coronavirus lockdown, which caused her to gain some weight.Speaking about the difficult situation on her Spill the Tea with Debbie McGee podcast, Paul Daniels’ widow explained how having more time to spend at home affected her health.She said: “We’re still in this strange, strange situation of not quite lockdown, we can go out, but do we feel safe going out?“And also, I’m like everybody else, well not everyone, but lots of my friends, we’ve all put on a bit of weight in the lockdown, which I was finding really hard actually to lose.“Sometimes it’s harder to lose a few pounds than to lose a few stone,” Debbie admitted.Fortunately,

Debbie McGee, 61, looked back on the time she and her late husband Paul Daniels flew to India and admitted how she had never experienced "anything like it".The Strictly Come Dancing star told listeners how she is yet to return after the frightening experience.While looking back on her adventures with the magician, the star detailed a very eventful plane journey on her new podcast, Spill The Tea with Debbie McGee.She started: "We get on the plane and Paul and I couldn't get seats together, [but] we both luckily had aisle seats about two rows away from each other."So we sat down, belted up and everything, and people started to come on the plane.

Strictly Come Dancing star Debbie McGee, 61, has opened up about the time she and her late husband Paul Daniels met Prince Andrew, 60, and Fergie, Sarah, the Duchess of York, 60.The Loose Women panellist revealed the time she "waved them off" in her podcast Spill The Tea With Debbie McGee.Speaking to her listeners on her recent episode of her new podcast, Debbie recalled the time where she and Paul were speaking to Prince Andrew and Fergie at one of their many events they attended together over the years.The BBC presenter explained: "At the end of the day, Paul ran to say goodbye to Princess Anne, and say 'I'm really sorry I can't stay to the party afterwards but it's overrun by two hours and I'm meant to be on stage in an hour at The

While Strictly Come Dancing star and BBC presenter Debbie McGee, 61, reflected on the time she met Welsh singer Sir Tom Jones, 79, she said she was "in awe" and hoped her mouth wasn't "hanging open".The TV presenter revealed she first met the singer queuing up for a buffet.Speaking on her new podcast, Spill The Tea with Debbie McGee, the radio host addressed one particular memory of meeting Sir Tom for the first time while minus her late husband and magician Paul Daniels at an event.After she told her listeners about her spouse enjoying lunch with the Royals, Debbie revealed who she met in the marquee afterwards.She explained: "I went to queue up for the buffet, and I was standing next to Sir Tom Jones."I could remember my mum absolutely

While Debbie McGee, 61, was reflecting on the time she first met her late husband Paul Daniels, the Strictly Come Dancing star admitted how she "hated magic" and had no idea who he was.