RIP Terry Nutkins...

"Animal lover and thoroughly nice chap": Celebrities pay Twitter tributes to Terry Nutkins

The TV wildlife expert who shared his passion for nature with Animal Magic and Really Wild Show viewers has died of leukemia aged 66

Wildlife lover: Terry Nutkins in 1995

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Within minutes of the sad news of the death of former The Really Wild Show presenter,Terry Nutkins' name was trending on Twitter.

The former TV expert, who was being treated in hospital for leukemia, passed away at home in Scotland yesterday, his agent John Miles said.

"He had fought for about nine months or so with acute leukemia," Mr Miles said.

The 66-year-old Londoner, who is survived by his wife, eight children and eight grandchildren, made his home in Glenelg on the west coast of Scotland, near the Isle of Skye.

Mr Miles said: "He was an absolutely lovely guy and just loved animals, and he was never happier than when he was with animals. We will all miss him very, very much."

source:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/terry-nutkins-dead-read-twitter-1310606