Telly favourite Bruce Forsyth set to ‘retire’ after poor health
The Strictly Come Dancing favourite has been recovering from surgery last year and could be saying goodbye to showbiz
AFTER 77 years in showbiz, TV veteran Sir Bruce Forsyth could be about to retire.
The 88-year-old telly favourite has been recovering from keyhole surgery for an aneurysm.
A source close to Brucie told the Mail Online that it’s “highly unlikely” he will return to Strictly Come Dancing, which he stood down from nearly three years ago due to his health.
Bruce’s most recent TV appearance was in November last year.
The source said: “I think it’s highly unlikely that Bruce will be doing Strictly, or anything coming up on TV.
“He’s still very much recuperating and he needs to work out if he wants to be back in the public eye again.”
They added: “He is incredibly proud of his career, and all he has achieved, and now he is ready to take a step back and have some time away from the cameras. Bruce can now enjoy spending time with his nearest and dearest.”
They also said “He has always wanted to retire on his own terms, and go out on a high as the consummate professional he is.”
The BBC are expected to announced the line-up for Strictly’s Children In Need episode, but it’s not thought to include him.
Bruce has had an impressive career which has seen him become a household name.
Bruce first appeared on TV in 1939 aged 11, singing and dancing on the show Come And Be Televised
Three years later he made his professional debut as The Mighty Atom, a solo song-and-dance act.
But his big break came when he 30 and he was given the job of hosting
ITV’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium.
He then went on to front other big telly favourites including The Generation Game and Play Your Cards Right.
He is best known these days for hosting Strictly Come Dancing.
Talking about leaving the show, he told Loose Women last year: “Whoever leaves a show at the top? Well I did. It was time for me to go, and there are other things to do.”
In 1998, Bruce was given and OBE and then went on to receive a knighthood in 2011.
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