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Fears grow for missing presenter Police spoke to missing presenter
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Fears are growing for children's TV presenter Mark Speight who was reported missing two days ago. Police officers spoke to TV presenter Mark Speight hours before he was reported missing and said he appeared "distracted and deep in thought".
Appealing for information on Tuesday, his family said he was in a "vulnerable" state following the death of his fiancee Natasha Collins. Speight, 42, refused all offers of help before saying he "needed to leave" when he was approached in Chamberlayne Road, north-west London, on Monday afternoon.
Speight found Miss Collins, 31, dead in the bath at their flat in north London, in January, after she had taken drugs. Later that day he was reported missing by concerned friends and family.
The 42-year-old presenter was last seen walking along Chamberlayne Road, Kensal Rise, north-west London, on Monday. They said Speight was "vulnerable" following the death of his fiancee Natasha Collins three months ago.
Miss Collins, 31, was found dead in the bath at their flat in north London after they had both taken cocaine and sleeping pills.
'Fragile state of mind'
Speight, who had been staying with Miss Collins' mother since the death, was reported missing when he failed to meet her for coffee in Covent Garden at 1530 BST on Monday.
Officers had spoken to Speight as he walked in Kensal Rise at about 1315 BST the same day, but at that time he was not a missing person.
Scotland Yard said he was given the opportunity to see a doctor, go to hospital or speak to an officer privately, none of which he accepted.
Speight was reported missing six days after an inquest into the death of TV actress Miss Collins.Speight was reported missing six days after an inquest into the death of TV actress Miss Collins.
Meeting missed Originally he was arrested on suspicion of murder and supplying Class A drugs but no charges were brought.
He had found her with hot water burns after they had both taken cocaine and sleeping tablets.
Speight was arrested on suspicion of murder and supplying Class A drugs but no charges were brought.
In a statement read on Tuesday both families said they were "deeply concerned" for Speight who was in a "fragile state of mind".
Mark Speight was last seen on Monday
Ms Collins' mother Carmen, 57, who Speight had been staying with since the death, then urged him to "please get in touch with us".
Police were alerted when he failed to meet Mrs Collins for a coffee in Covent Garden at 1500 BST on Monday.
He had been dropped off at Wood Green station, north London, on Monday morning and was later seen walking towards Chelmsford Square in Kensal Rise at about 1315 BST.
Speight, who is 6ft, was wearing a brown suit jacket with dark jeans and a brown flat cap.
In February the presenter, who is originally from Wolverhampton, announced he was quitting BBC children's art show SMart, which has run for more than 10 years.In February the presenter, who is originally from Wolverhampton, announced he was quitting BBC children's art show SMart, which has run for more than 10 years.
In an appeal on Tuesday both families said they were "deeply concerned" for Speight who was in a "fragile state of mind".
Ms Collins' mother Carmen, 57, then urged him to "please get in touch with us".
Speight, who is 6ft, was wearing a brown suit jacket with dark jeans and a brown flat cap.