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Sir Bruce Forsyth's life-saving operation ''scared'' his wife ''to death''. Lady Wilnelia Forsyth-Johnson has opened up about her husband's terrifying illness and the five-hour surgery the 87-year-old star went through, to repair two life-threatening aneurysms. She said: ''This has scared me to death, particularly waiting in that hospital when he was having his operation. That felt like an eternity'' The surgery took place on November 12 at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead, London, but the father of six - who has five daughters from two previous marriages and a 29-year-old son with Wilnelia - was admitted into intensive care straight away. She told...

Sir Bruce Forsyth is releasing his autobiography. The 87-year-old presenter - who is married to former Miss World Wilnelia Merced, the mother of one of his six children - is currently spending his time compiling photographs from his childhood for his upcoming memoir He said: ''I'm doing a book at the moment, using photographs from when I was a kid. ''It's an autobiography, but in photographs - every photo has a story.'' Bruce - who stepped down as host of 'Strictly Come Dancing' last year - is sure to have a lot of stories to tell in the saga as he admitted few of...

Sir Bruce Forsyth says working is his ''drug''. The 85-year-old presenter has no plans to retire any time soon and admits he even finds himself missing the buzz of the industry while taking a well-deserved break, mainly with his third wife Wilnelia Merced at her home country of Puerto Rico. He told the Daily Mail newspaper: ''I've been on holiday in Puerto Rico for three months which was lovely but it was good to be back. Just going any kind of work - even an interview for breakfast television - makes me feel happy. ''I'm working and I'm alive again. Not working is...

Sir Bruce Forsyth says working is his ''drug''. The 85-year-old presenter has no plans to retire any time soon and admits he even finds himself missing the buzz of the industry while taking a well-deserved break, mainly with his third wife Wilnelia Merced at her home country of Puerto Rico. He told the Daily Mail newspaper: ''I've been on holiday in Puerto Rico for three months which was lovely but it was good to be back. Just going any kind of work - even an interview for breakfast television - makes me feel happy. ''I'm working and I'm alive again. Not working is...

Sir Bruce Forsyth has hinted he may leave 'Strictly Come Dancing'. The 85-year-old presenter - who is married to former Miss World Wilnelia Merced - is considering departing the UK over the winter months for sunnier climes, despite the fact 'Strictly' runs through the latter part of the year. He said: ''I would contemplate doing just six months a year in this country. If this is going to be our regular winter, I'm going to vanish in October and come back at the end of May.'' When reminded of the 'Strictly' dates, he added: ''Oh yes. But we'll forget about that.'' Bruce - who...

Sir Bruce Forsyth has hinted he may leave 'Strictly Come Dancing'. The 85-year-old presenter - who is married to former Miss World Wilnelia Merced - is considering departing the UK over the winter months for sunnier climes, despite the fact 'Strictly' runs through the latter part of the year. He said: ''I would contemplate doing just six months a year in this country. If this is going to be our regular winter, I'm going to vanish in October and come back at the end of May.'' When reminded of the 'Strictly' dates, he added: ''Oh yes. But we'll forget about that.'' Bruce - who...

Sir Bruce Forsyth has hinted further at a possible retirement from showbusiness in a new interview.

The 85-year-old Strictly Come Dancing co-host revealed that he may leave the UK for six months every year, in order to avoid the cold winter months.

Forsyth stated that he may head to Puerto Rico for six months, the homeland of his wife of 30 years Wilnelia Merced.

"It's 85°F there. I don't know why I came back to this stinking cold place," he told Radio Times.

"I would contemplate just doing six months a year in this country. If this is going to be our regular winter, I'm going to vanish in October and come back at the end of May."

When reminded that he would miss Strictly in those months, he replied: "Oh yes, but we'll forget about that... "

Forsyth also hit out at people who criticised him during the finale of last...

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Strictly Come Dancing host Bruce Forsyth has called for Arlene Phillips to return to the show's judging panel. The veteran entertainer said that it was a mistake to replace Phillips with Alesha Dixon in 2009, as he believed there was room in the contest for both. "It was very wrong to get rid of Arlene," he told The Mirror. "They could still have Alesha because she is a past champion but they could have five judges." Forsyth added that he was hoping for his wife of 28 years Wilnelia Merced to be invited onto Strictly. (more)...

Bruce Forsyth and his wife keep their romance alive by constantly talking. Former Miss World beauty queen Wilnelia Forsyth - who met Bruce, 82 when they were judging Miss World together back in 1980 - admits part of the reason why their marriage is a success is because they have never sat in silence. She told Britain's Hello! Magazine: ''What's amazing being married to an older guy is that we see couples in restaurants not talking to each other, but there's always a story that I haven't heard from Bruce. ''He always has something to tell me that fascinates me. We never sit ..

Wilnelia Forsyth, the wife of Strictly host Bruce, has revealed that she’d love to appear on the show.

Speaking to TV Times, Wilnelia said, “Being Latin, dancing is in my blood, so I’d love to go on the show.

“I’d have to give some earplugs to Bruce when the judges started saying horrible things about me though!”

Puerto Rican Wilnelia, who at 50 still looks stunning – she was a former Miss World – also revealed that it was Bruce’s dancing abilities that first attracted her to him nearly 30 years ago.

She said, “I kept asking him, ‘Are you sure you’re really English?’, because he had such good rhythm. I was amazed!’”

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