Derek Acorah has died aged 69, his wife has confirmed in a post on his official Facebook page.
His cause of death is yet to be confirmed, but the Most Haunted star's wife Gwen has described it as sudden.
She posted on his Facebook page: "Farewell my love! I will miss you forever! I'm devastated to announce that my beloved husband Derek has passed away after a very brief illness," she wrote.
"Thank you so much to everybody who has supported me – I can never thank you enough."
She also lashed out at a "vile couple" who "hounded" her husband during his last hours.
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Gwen wrote: "To the vile couple who hounded him for responses to their ridiculous campaign whilst he was in Intensive Care in a coma, I hope you have the decency to hang your heads in shame.
"I have things to deal with now but I won’t forget nor will I forgive what you have done!"
Only a few days ago Derek had spoken to his fans about being ill over the Christmas period, writing: "Good morning everybody and I hope you've all had a spectacular celebration bringing in the new year and the new decade.
"I spent the time quietly at home with Gwen as we've both had the awful flu bug which has brought us down so low, hence the reason for my lack of live presence on Facebook.
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"I hope to be back within the next couple of days when I will be giving messages from spirit for the new year. Have a wonderful day everybody and much love to you all! X.
Derek was under investigation just months before he died for a series of Facebook posts on his official page.
Daily Star revealed that social media users were offered free readings in exchange for liking Derek's Instagram page, then received spam messages about his crystal ball and dead relatives wanting to talk.
But Derek's spokesman said at the time: "He would never intentionally mislead any member of the public and has received assurances that all social media activities are within the rules."
Derek shot to fame on Most Haunted in 2001 and also went on to present Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns.
In November 2009, Acorah featured in Michael Jackson: The Search for His Spirit and attempted to contact the late singer's ghost.
He also appeared in Celebrity Big Brother in 2017, coming fourth in the series.
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