Peter Andre reveals his devastation at Dr Michael Mosley's death as he calls him a 'lovely man' who 'couldn't have been nicer' to him on ITV show The Junk Food Experiment
Peter Andre has revealed his devastation over the death of Michael Mosley.
Dr Mosley, 67, was found dead by a fence at the resort of Agia Marina in Crete on Sunday June 9 just 260 feet from a beach bar and safety.
Peter and Dr Mosley appeared together on the ITV show The Junk Food Experiment and the singer said he was 'shocked' to learn of his death.
In his new magazine column, Peter wrote: 'I was so sad to hear about the passing of Dr Mosley - he was such a lovely man. I worked with Michael on The Junk Food Experiment and he couldn't have been nicer to me.
'What happened to him is devastating and so shocking. I really feel for his family and can't begin to imagine how his wife and children are feeling. My thoughts and love go out to them.'
Peter Andre has revealed his devastation over the death of Michael Mosley
Peter and Dr Mosley appeared together on the TV show The Junk Food Experiment and the singer said he was 'shocked' to learn of his death
The Junk Food Experiemnt aired in 2019 and along with Peter, also featured The Chase's Shaun Wallace, former MP Nadine Dorries, Made In Chelsea's Hugo Taylor and Coronation Street star Hayley Tammadon.
The celebrities had to eat only Britain's three favourite fast foods - pizza, fried chicken and burgers - for three weeks straight to see what impact it had on them.
The initial post-mortem examination for Dr Mosley, carried out by Rhodes coroner Despina Nethena, showed that there was no third party involvement and no 'criminal' element involved - but a definite cause of death has yet to be established.
Police and the coroner are also investigating footage from the restaurant seen by MailOnline which shows Dr Mosley wandering in a confused state for twenty minutes before collapsing on Wednesday, June 5.
Temperatures at the time had been nudging 40c and the excessive heat is thought to have played a role in his death.
In the video he appears to pause momentarily by the perimeter wall, resting one hand on it and then he loses his balance and disappears from sight.
MailOnline retraced the route and it should only have taken five minutes but Dr Mosley appeared to be wandering for twenty minutes before disappearing from view.
According to the coroner, Dr Mosley died at around 4pm on the day he disappeared.
Peter wrote: 'I was so sad to hear about the passing of Dr Mosley - he was such a lovely man. I worked with Michael on The Junk Food Experiment and he couldn't have been nicer to me'
Dr Mosley, 67, was found dead by a fence at the resort of Agia Marina on Sunday June 9 just 260 feet from a beach bar and safety
Dr Mosley was found at around 10.30am on June 9 by a restaurant manager at Agia Marina.
A staff member said: 'How we missed him is a mystery. He was in distress suffering from exhaustion but nobody saw him. This is heartbreaking.'
The doctor was captured on CCTV footage by a beach restaurant stumbling around for several minutes before the 67-year-old gingerly picked his way down a slope close to a perimeter fence before then falling out of view.
It is then thought he carried on around the fence before he fell to where his body was found face up just a mere 260ft from a holiday resort.
Ilias Tsavaris, 38, said he was alerted by the restaurant's owners who had received a call from Symi's mayor.
'The mayor had seen something unusual from a water taxi and I was told to go up there and check it out. As I approached, I saw something glinting in the sun – his watch. As I got close I knew it was him. Horrifying.'
Dr Michael Mosley died two and a half hours after leaving his wife Dr Claire Bailey (Pictured together)
Restaurant CCTV footage shows a customer who could have potentially heard a cry for help walking close to where Dr Mosley lay. Sources said Dr Mosley's wife was not expected to visit the scene but will likely return to the UK from Rhodes, an hour by boat from Symi.
Police sources ruled out foul play but said it was not possible at this stage to determine how he died. A spokesman for the coroner said: 'It looks like it was a fall but we need to establish whether he had a medical episode before that and it will take time.'
Dr Mosley's wife paid an emotional tribute to her 'wonderful, funny, kind and brilliant' husband after his body was found.
Sophie Laurimore, director of The Soho Agency, which represented Dr Michael Mosley, described him as a 'wise, wonderful and lovely man'.
She said: 'It is with such profound sadness that we say farewell to our dear friend and client, the wise, wonderful and lovely man, Michael Mosley.
'Michael loved what he did and found it a pleasure and a great privilege to work with his colleagues in TV, radio, publishing and at his business, The Fast 800.
'He was immensely grateful for how receptive the public were to the ideas he had the privilege to share and to the many scientists whose work he had the honour to help popularise.
'Our hearts are with Clare and the children. Michael was unique. The work he did was important. We will miss him dreadfully.'
