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Article: Barrymore on trial; An inquest will today expose his sordid life of gay sex and drugs. Surely this will spell the end of his turbulent TV career.
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- September 9, 2002
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Byline: RICHARD PENDLEBURY
DOREEN AND TERRY are Michael Barrymore's kind of people. Doreen used to hoot with mirth whenever Britain's gangly king of light entertainment - catchphrase 'Awright!' - appeared on TV.
Barrymore touched a nerve; he had the gift, that magic connection with strangers which only the true performer possesses.
Today, both Doreen and Terry will be part of the most important 'live audience' of Barrymore's career. But the laughter has stopped.
Stuart Lubbock, their 31-year-old son, was found dead in March last year at Barrymore's swimming pool at his mansion near Harlow, Essex.
Stuart, a father of two, who ...