Celebrity Deaths 2025

[rob666]

Robert Flack has died (or been ‘killed softly’) aged 88. A point to my good self.

Double post correction, couldn't add a quote in an edit...
I didn't know Roberta had a brother dippy.
Did you have him on your list as well?

 

[Dipper_Dave]

Double post correction, couldn't add a quote in an edit...
I didn't know Roberta had a brother dippy.
Did you have him on your list as well?

Ha, edited now. No pint for you on Sunday!

 

[DiogoJ42]

Roberta Flack has died (or been ‘killed softly’) aged 88. A point to my good self.

Scary to think The Fugees was that long ago. Makes you feel old.

 

[Dipper_Dave]

Henry Kelly has died aged 78. I used to love Going for Gold

 

[Skyscraper]

BBC radio host Tim Jibson has died at the age of 76.

 

[Themeparksandy1981]

Gene Hackman passed away

Gene Hackman: Death of actor and wife 'suspicious enough' for investigation, police say

Authorities say there was no sign the couple had sustained any injuries, but no cause of death has been given.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Skyscraper]

Eggheads star Chris Huges dead at 77.

 

[rob666]

Eggheads star Chris Huges dead at 77.

C'mon mate, that's two in a week.
Mr Hughes has passed away.

Bad manners to get names wrong, especially when dead!

Ask Mr Flack.

 

[NuttySquirrel]

Also Michelle Trachtenberg, star of Gossip Girl and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, has died aged 39

What is happening today?

 

[GooseOnTheLoose]

RIP Skype, very beloved and taken too soon. One will never understand how you failed to seize a total monopoly during COVID.

Skype announces it will close in May

The internet chat and phone service, which is owned by Microsoft, made the announcement on X.

www.bbc.com

 

[Martin]

Internet sensation Leon the Lobster has sadly gone to the big tank in the sky


From: https://youtu.be/H6cakg3t0QY?si=X7OLeaDGQkZW1SMF

 

[DiogoJ42]

I still say Skype had far better audio and video quality than Discord.
...Speaking of Discord, the other day it suddenly refused to work on my PC. On the grounds that suddenly my version of Windows is suddenly too old.
There is no good reason for this. It worked just fine only a few hours earlier, and nothing has changed. Guess I'm gonna have to spend thousands on a new ****** PC now, even though my current one works just fine. Because perish the thought other people might move to a better, less mainstream platform that doesn't screw you over.
(Sorry, this has drifted in to a pet hates rant).

 

[Dipper_Dave]

David Johansen, New York Dolls frontman, dead at 75

 

[rob666]

How did he last so long???

 

[DiogoJ42]

How did he last so long???

I thought the same about Gene Hackman the other day. "Wait, he was still alive?"

 

[NuttySquirrel]

I assumed Henry Kelly was long dead as well. He seemed old in the 90s!

 

[DiogoJ42]

My mother was a contestant on Going For Gold. I had to endure mockery throughout the second half of primary school.
She had nothing but praise for Mr Kelly.

 

[Tom]

David Johansen, New York Dolls frontman, dead at 75

Big loss. Only properly listened to NYDs recently but they were a talent.

 

[Jonathan]

In some sad news, Dolly Parton's husband Carl Dean has died at the age of 82.

 

[rob666]

In some sad news, Dolly Parton's husband Carl Dean has died at the age of 82.

Lovely bloke by all accounts, but could we have a ruling here Sir.
He was famously not famous...an extremely private person and local (quiet) businessman.
He laid tarmac for a living...to a very high standard apparently, but was such a private person, that many people, mainly idiots, for many years, have questioned if he actually existed at all.
Was he, in actual fact, a celebrity?
Did he really try to get it on with Jolene down at the bank?
There is a clear theme park link here, so this is important.
We need some answers...