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Jodie Brooke Wilson couldn’t accept what the doctors were saying when they told her two months ago that her brilliant and much-loved husband Des O’Connor had died. He was 88 and in hospital following a fall but, after 30 wondrous years together, she couldn’t imagine a world without him. She still can’t. ‘Des was getting better and then he was getting worse,’ she says. ‘When they called to say I needed to get to the hospital quickly and asked if I had somebody who could drive me, I knew it wasn’t good. I got into the car and was shaking and shouting, “Please don’t go. Pleas...

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Des O’Connor Tonight soon followed, running for seven series on BBC Two, and then a further seventeen series once it switched to ITV. He was also a huge game show host, taking over from Des Lynham as the host of Countdown with Carol Vorderman, and Take Your pick - where he met his fourth wife Jodie Wilson. Des also hosted the compèred the Royal Variety Performance in both 1995 and 1997. In 2002, Des landed an afternoon slot alongside Melanie Sykes, for their show Today with Des and Mel. Des O'Connor net worth: Des hosted some of the country's most popular TV programmes (Image: Getty Images...