But why was he sacked from Blue Peter? Here’s everything you need to know. Why was Richard Bacon sacked from Blue Peter? #OnThisDay 1998 : 23 years ago today saw the Head of BBC Children’s ...

Richard Bacon is enjoying a second act as one of ... left in tatters in 1998 after he was fired from kids’ show Blue Peter after taking drugsCredit: Rex Features It was on The Big Breakfast ...

Former Blue Peter host Richard Bacon has jokingly denied the involvement of tortoises in his notorious sacking from the show. Speaking to Jimmy Carr and Judi Love on Unforgivable, per the ...

Richard Bacon has shut down rumours he snorted cocaine off the two Blue Peter tortoises, 23 years after being fired from the childrens' TV show. The presenter, 45, reflected on the past drugs ...

Richard Bacon has reflected on being fired from Blue ... Bacon started his job as a presenter on Blue Peter in 1997, but the following year, a Sunday tabloid exposed him for cocaine use and ...

He was famously sacked from Blue Peter in 1998 after he admitted snorting cocaine in a nightclub. And Richard Bacon made light of his infamous moment during his guest-hosting stint on Friday's ...

Former Blue Peter presenter Richard Bacon wished the show well on its milestone anniversary (Picture: Rex) Officially the longest-running children’s show on TV anywhere in the world, Blue Peter ...

Former Blue Peter icon Richard Bacon is barely recognisable from his days presenting the beloved children's show. The 48 year old Richard joined Blue Peter in 1997 alongside Romana D'Annunzio ...

While appearing on Mel Giedroyc’s Dave comedy show Unforgivable alongside Jimmy Carr, Judi Love and Lou Sanders, Bacon was asked why he left Blue Peter, prompting laughter from Carr and the ...

He wrote on Twitter: "on Tuesday, in a day they (and I) said would never come, I’ll be back on Blue Peter. (sic)" Richard - who spent 11 nights in a medically-induced coma while battling a ...

Richard Bacon is enjoying a second act as one of ... left in tatters in 1998 after he was fired from kids’ show Blue Peter after taking drugsCredit: Rex Features It was on The Big Breakfast ...

Richard Bacon has spoken about the most infamous moment in his career and shut down rumours he snorted cocaine off the two Blue Peter tortoises. The 45-year-old presenter was fired from the ...