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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 Dorset home on Monday, said his autobiography ghost-writer, James Steen. Floyd had been diagnosed with bowel cancer in June. | He died at his partner's Dorset home on Monday, said his autobiography ghost-writer, James Steen. Floyd had been diagnosed with bowel cancer in June. |
| He shot to fame in the 1980s in ground-breaking cookery shows, presented with huge enthusiasm and wineglass in hand. | He shot to fame in the 1980s in ground-breaking cookery shows, presented with huge enthusiasm and wineglass in hand. |
| Chef Marco Pierre White said Floyd had "inspired a nation" with his programmes, while Jamie Oliver said he had been "the best television chef". | Chef Marco Pierre White said Floyd had "inspired a nation" with his programmes, while Jamie Oliver said he had been "the best television chef". |
| An incredible man who lived life to the full and an inspiration to me and to so many others Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver Obituary: Keith Floyd In Pictures: Keith Floyd | |
| Floyd's eccentric, often shambolic style of presentation endeared him to millions of viewers around the world. | Floyd's eccentric, often shambolic style of presentation endeared him to millions of viewers around the world. |
| White said: "He had this great ability at the stove, great confidence. He was a natural cook. | White said: "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." | "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: "A little piece of Britain died yesterday which will never be replaced. | He added: "A little piece of Britain died yesterday which will never be replaced. |
| "He was an individual, he was a maverick, he was mercurial, he was magical, he was special, he was rare." | "He was an individual, he was a maverick, he was mercurial, he was magical, he was special, he was rare." |
| Floyd's unique presentation style was an instant hit | Floyd's unique presentation style was an instant hit |
| Oliver said: "Keith was not just one of the best, he was the best television chef. | Oliver said: "Keith was not just one of the best, he was the best television chef. |
| "An incredible man who lived life to the full and an inspiration to me and to so many others." | "An incredible man who lived life to the full and an inspiration to me and to so many others." |
| "I think all of us modern TV chefs owe a living to him. He kind of spawned us all," said Antony Worrall Thompson. | "I think all of us modern TV chefs owe a living to him. He kind of spawned us all," said Antony Worrall Thompson. |
| Floyd opened his first restaurant, Floyd's Bistro, in Bristol, at the age of 22. | |
| Years later, it was running another establishment near the BBC studios in the city that Floyd was discovered by television producer David Pritchard. | Years later, it was running another establishment near the BBC studios in the city that Floyd was discovered by television producer David Pritchard. |
| Their 1985 series, Floyd on Fish, was an instant hit, and subsequent series took the chef all over the world. | Their 1985 series, Floyd on Fish, was an instant hit, and subsequent series took the chef all over the world. |
| Wine-fuelled flamboyance | Wine-fuelled flamboyance |
| The programmes were ground-breaking at the time for taking the cooking out of a studio, but it was Floyd's wine-fuelled flamboyance that viewers loved. | The programmes were ground-breaking at the time for taking the cooking out of a studio, but it was Floyd's wine-fuelled flamboyance that viewers loved. |
| "That was his charm, completely, the fact that if it all went wrong he just threw it in the bin and carried on," said TV chef Phil Vickery. | |
| Until Keith came along, people were very uptight about eating out and he helped us to chill out about it Antony Worrall Thompson | |
| "He didn't live in the sanitised world of perfect studio cookery; he was out and about, he loved his drink and he loved engaging with other people. | "He didn't live in the sanitised world of perfect studio cookery; he was out and about, he loved his drink and he loved engaging with other people. |
| "I think he was the untitled British gentleman abroad cooking." | "I think he was the untitled British gentleman abroad cooking." |
| BBC Two controller Janice Hadlow said Floyd had "pioneered a new kind of cookery programme driven by his exuberant passion for good food, good wine and a good time". | |
| Worrall Thompson said: "He made cooking approachable and fun. He made us relax about food - until Keith came along, people were very uptight about eating out and he helped us to chill out about it." | Worrall Thompson said: "He made cooking approachable and fun. He made us relax about food - until Keith came along, people were very uptight about eating out and he helped us to chill out about it." |
| Floyd wrote more than 20 books, many of them best-sellers. His autobiography, Stirred But Not Shaken, is due to be published next month. | Floyd wrote more than 20 books, many of them best-sellers. His autobiography, Stirred But Not Shaken, is due to be published next month. |
| Mr Steen, the book's ghost-writer, said: "For an autobiography you have to be introspective and he found that difficult to start with, but yesterday when I spoke to him he was a really happy man. | Mr Steen, the book's ghost-writer, said: "For an autobiography you have to be introspective and he found that difficult to start with, but yesterday when I spoke to him he was a really happy man. |
| "He was very excited about it. The experience for him was therapeutic." | "He was very excited about it. The experience for him was therapeutic." |
| A lack of business acumen plagued Floyd throughout his career, and he went bankrupt in the 1990s reportedly after a £36,000 cheque he had accepted for a drinks bill bounced. | A lack of business acumen plagued Floyd throughout his career, and he went bankrupt in the 1990s reportedly after a £36,000 cheque he had accepted for a drinks bill bounced. |
| He was married four times, with a son from his first marriage and a daughter from his second. | He was married four times, with a son from his first marriage and a daughter from his second. |
| Dorset Police said the death had been reported to the coroner for west Dorset, and a routine post-mortem examination would be conducted. | Dorset Police said the death had been reported to the coroner for west Dorset, and a routine post-mortem examination would be conducted. |