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Danny Baker reveals Dale Winton was ‘even naughtier’ in private and says he ‘never knew how far to go with flamboyant character’
DANNY Baker has revealed how Dale Winton was "even naughtier" in private as he paid tribute to his friend a day after his death.
The Supermarket Sweep host's agent confirmed the sad news on Wednesday evening, revealing Dale, 62, was pronounced dead after he was found at his home earlier in the day.
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The cause of death has not yet been confirmed but police are not treating it as suspicious.
Speaking on today's Good Morning Britain, Danny, 60, discussed what Dale was like off-camera.
He said: "I wrote some stuff for Dale over the years.
"I’m not good at this eulogising, because when you know people you know they wouldn’t want… and I can feel people over your shoulder saying, 'Oh shut up'.
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"Here’s thing about Dale. On TV he was terrific, but he always looked like he was on his best behaviour.
"But in private he was never on his best behaviour and he was a thousand times more entertaining, if you’ll forgive me. Television he did the job.
"It was like the Russell Harty thing. He was quite flamboyant, and I don’t use that just in the gay way.
"He had to rein it in and Dale was never quite sure how much people wanted of the real Dale."
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Dale Winton had plenty of catch phrases on Supermarket Sweep
Danny said Dale was "shocked" to be on television despite his years in the industry, but that he was also "worried about when it would end."
He continued: "I think that’s exactly how your life should be.
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"Don’t be at your most entertaining in public, on television, if you can be entertaining in private that’s much, much better.
"It’s a rotten piece of news."
Danny is just one of many celebrities who have paid tribute to Dale since the news of his death broke last night.
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David Walliams wrote on Twitter that he was "heartbroken".
The funnyman, who featured Dale in comedy series Come Fly With Me, tweeted: "Dale was the best company, always outrageous and hilarious.
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"He adored being in showbusiness and loved meeting fans.
"He devoted his life to making everyone else happy, his friends, the public and his godsons, even though he found it hard to be happy himself."
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Friend Davina McCall said she was "so so so sad" to hear of his death, calling Dale "a lovely, warm, kind, sensitive, generous soul with a touch of naughty!"
Fellow presenter Julian Clary wrote: "Terribly sad to hear the lovely Dale Winton has died. Kind, sweet, truthful man."
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