Editing Des O'Connor (section)

==Death==
On 14 November 2020, O'Connor died in his sleep at [[Wexham Park Hospital]] in [[Slough]], aged 88, following a fall at his home in [[Gerrards Cross]], [[Buckinghamshire]], a week earlier.<ref name = ODNB/><ref name="Ultimate entertainer"/> In a January 2021 interview, his widow Jodie revealed that in 2017, he had been diagnosed with [[Parkinson's disease]], although he thought that he had suffered from effects of it for a few years previously.<ref>{{cite web |date=January 12, 2021 |title=Des O'Connor had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease before his death |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/des-o-connor-parkinsons-disease-b1784860.html |access-date=August 17, 2024 |website=The Independent}}</ref> The episode of ''[[Countdown (game show)|Countdown]]'' broadcast on 16 November 2020 was dedicated to his memory.