Tommy Walsh for Clean It, Fix It / © BBC
Ground Force star Tommy Walsh has died at the age of 69 after what has been described as “a long illness”.
The builder and gardener was part of the presenting trio – alongside Alan Titchmarsh and Charlie Dimmock – of the iconic programme between 1997 and 2005.
His success on the show led to him presenting many others, including Clean It, Fix It, Challenge Tommy Walsh and Homes Under The Hammer.
Walsh’s agent Debbie Schiesser said: “Tommy died peacefully after a long illness surrounded by his family.
“As this has only just happened, we would ask everyone to please respect the family’s privacy.”
Although his cause of death has yet to be disclosed, Walsh had been suffering from lung cancer in the years prior to his death.
Walsh is survived by wife Marie and three children.
