Climate presenter Wincey Willis, whose bubbly character and vibrant jumpers introduced a ray of sunshine to breakfast tv, has died aged 76 after battling dementia
Climate presenter Wincey Willis has died.
The climate lady was identified for her vibrant character and vibrant knitwear on breakfast TV. She has sadly handed away at 76 following a battle with dementia.
Willis made historical past as ITV’s first feminine climate presenter on nationwide tv when she joined Good Morning Britain in 1983. The then 34 yr outdated, together with her breezy mullet and sunny disposition, revolutionised climate presenting throughout an period of extra sombre broadcasts.
“Most individuals do not wish to learn about excessive strain over the Azores,” she as soon as remarked to the Liverpool Echo. “All they care about is whether or not they want their umbrella.”
Willis, alongside the ever-cheery Anne Diamond, Rustie Lee within the kitchen, and “Mad Lizzie” Webb main a brand new train phase, helped Good Morning Britain surpass BBC’s Breakfast Time in viewer numbers. As her function grew, animal fanatic Willis even co-presented with the infamous puppet Roland Rat.
She was hailed for paving the way in which for different feminine breakfast-time climate presenters like Trish Williamson and Ulrika Jonsson, studies the Specific.
Born Florence Winsome Leighton, she received the moniker Wincey from her center identify as her main faculty buddies in Hartlepool sang Incy Wincy Spider.
On the peak of her profession within the mid-80s, she featured on the sport present Treasure Hunt alongside Anneka Rice and within the following years, she devoted her time to conservation volunteering, aiding endangered species worldwide.
Wincey additionally hosted radio exhibits for BBC Coventry & Warwickshire and BBC Hereford & Worcester. Her marriage to Malcolm Willis in 1972 led to divorce. In recent times, Willis battled with dementia.
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