Paul Chuckle has revealed he didn’t realise how serious his brother Barry’s illness was before his death.
Barry’s little brother is "totally devastated" by the death of his brother Barry at the age of 73 on Sunday.
Breaking his silence for the first time since the death of his ChuckleVision co-star, the entertainer, real name Paul Elliott, admitted Barry kept his health struggles to himself.
"I still can’t believe he’s gone and that we will never perform together again," he told the Press Association.
"I knew nothing of how serious his illness was until fairly recently."
He added: "He always said that he wanted to die on stage and that he would work right to the end which he more or less did."
"Our Barry kept it to himself and he kept it from me, knowing how close we were and we have always been!
"He was a trooper in every sense of the word and right to the end!"
Jimmy Patton, 86, appeared alongside his two younger brothers Barry and Paul in ChuckleVision.
"We were so close, as close as any siblings could be, and we had so very many happy times and memories together to look back on," Paul continued.
"Whilst on a break from filming we laughed a lot remembering the good times and all the people we’ve met over so many years in pantomimes, theatres, tours, summer seasons and filming in television.
"I only wish he hadn’t been taken so young, as in today’s terms 73 isn’t old and anyway you’re only as old as you feel inside and Baz was still in his twenties."
"God bless to my lovely brother and my very best friend of so many years. He will be sorely missed and I am in a daze!"
"And thank you to everybody for all your lovely messages.
"From Me To You Bro! Love you!"
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