Gail Porter has revealed her beloved dad has died after a documentary about her mental health featuring him aired again.
The 49-year-old tweeted yesterday to say dad Bill had passed away as questions poured in asking how he was due to her Documentary Being Gail Porter being aired again on the BBC last night.
Taking to her Twitter account, Gail broke the sad news that her dad has since died.
Gail wrote: “Since that documentary, my father passed away, I had him in his wee cremated box by me while I watched. Hard but he had a great life xxx.”
The former Top Of The Pops presenter did not reveal how her father died but encouraged worried fans she was feeling “totally fine”.
TV presenter Gail Porter (Image: Channel 5)
After fans began replying to her first tweet, she added: “Thank you for always tweeting and being lovely. Kindness is all we need.”
In the BBC documentary, called Being Gail Porter, which first aired in January, it follows the presenter’s spiral into depression and homelessness.
Gail was a Nineties presenter who covered hit shows such as Top Of The Pops and Fully Booked.
Scottish TV presenter and former model Gail was famous in the nineties (Image: WireImage)
She was declared bankrupt in 2017 after living on just £200 a month.
Gail revealed in the documentary how her dad helped her get back on her feet by paying her rent in a one-bedroom flat.
Scenes show Bill saying that he told her he believed she developed mental health problems because she moved to London from Scotland.
Gail suffers from bipolar and alopecia and openly talked about both on her documentary
Gail has suffered post-natal depression and bipolar disorder and was sectioned under the Mental Health Act in 2011.
Tragically, in 2014, she became homeless and was forced to sleep rough due to a lack of work and financial difficulties.
She said: “I was on a bench on Hampstead Heath with a rug and rucksack. It was cold and terrifying. I covered my face so no one could see me.
“Those were the scariest nights of my life. There were lots of terrifying noises. I had no idea what they were. I was freezing and I didn’t know who was coming for me.”
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
