This Morning's Gyles Brandreth says he 'blames himself' for TV legend's death
ok.co.ukGyles Brandreth has revealed that he blames himself for the death of legendary entertainer Rod Hull. Rod, who was famous for his emu and its TV attacks on Michael Parkinson, died in 1999 after falling from the roof of his bungalow and suffering a severe skull fracture and chest injuries.
He was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital. Now TV presenter Gyles, 76, has revealed that he blames himself as days earlier Rod had been complaining to him about his TV connection and he "encouraged" him to "get a ladder' and climb on the roof.
The This Morning star opened up about feeling responsible for his friend's death after he took his advice while watching a Champions League match between Manchester United and Inter Milan, at half-time.
Broadcaster Gyles admits on his Rosebud podcast: "I killed a man - it was Rod Hull, the emu man. We were at the theatre, we were at the first night of Animal Crackers - it was a show about the Marx brothers. "Terrible, terrible weather that night.
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