David Baddiel has announced that his father Colin Brian Baddiel has died in a touching social media tribute.
The comedian and presenter shared the sad news on social media, sharing an old family photo and a moving caption.
The 57-year-old wrote: “My dad Colin Baddiel died earlier tonight.
“Thank so much to all of you who sent unbelievably lovely messages about him in response to all my posts over the years.
“He leaves a huge hole in my sky.”
David’s fans and friends sent their well wishes, with one follower writing: “Sending love to you all.”
Another commented: “I am so sorry for your loss.”
(Image: @Baddiel/Twitter)
Colin had dementia and was cared for at home as residential homes refused to take him due to the behaviour he displayed.
David made the documentary The Trouble With Dad which aired in 2017 and looked at how he and his brother Ivor tried to care for Colin.
Explaining his decision to make the documentary, he wrote in a blog post for Alzheimer’s Research UK: “What happened when my dad got Pick’s disease was a kind of cartooning of self, an exaggeration of who he’d always been.
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“And, to some extent, this was why I thought it was OK to put him on film.
“This doesn’t make him easy. It doesn’t make the tragedy of an intelligent man having dementia any less.
“But it does, at least, change the narrative. It makes him a star.”
Back in 2020, David admitted he was “worried” after Colin ended up in hospital due to a problem with his catheter.
He wrote on Twitter: “So my dad’s had to be rushed to hospital due to a weird f**k-up with his catheter that I won’t go into, but, still, no-one can go with him, and A&E don’t pick up the phone.
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“So. Basically, you just have to hope that he’s not just lying on a trolley somewhere. Sorry to be bleak.
“The problem is, because he has dementia, he won’t know why he’s there, or how to even ask what’s happening, or when he’ll be seen, and…sorry. It’s such a nightmare.”
He went on: “Thanks so much for all your lovely good wishes. And yes, obviously I have faith in the doctors and nurses. But it doesn’t stop you worrying, I’m afraid.”
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