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| Celebrity chef Keith Floyd dies | Celebrity chef Keith Floyd dies |
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| Celebrity chef Keith Floyd has died following a heart attack, aged 65. | Celebrity chef Keith Floyd has died following a heart attack, aged 65. |
| He died at his partner's home in Dorset after the heart attack on Monday night, according to the ghost-writer of his autobiography, James Steen. | He died at his partner's home in Dorset after the heart attack on Monday night, according to the ghost-writer of his autobiography, James Steen. |
| Floyd, from Faringdon in Oxfordshire, shot to fame in the 1980s in highly distinctive cookery shows, fronted with huge enthusiasm and wineglass in hand. | |
| Chef Marco Pierre White described Floyd as a "natural cook" who had "inspired a nation" with his programmes. | |
| Floyd's idiosyncratic, often shambolic style of presentation endeared him to millions of viewers around the world. | |
| A little piece of Britain died yesterday which will never be replaced Marco Pierre White Obituary: Keith Floyd | |
| White said: "What he did to inspire a nation, I don't know another man who has done what he has done. | |
| "He had this great ability at the stove, great confidence. He was a natural cook. | |
| "But his very special talent was he could articulate himself and deliver inspiration with words. He spoke in a way that everybody could understand." | |
| He added: "He enriched many people's lives. It's very sad. | |
| "A little piece of Britain died yesterday which will never be replaced." |