{"id":19525,"date":"2023-08-20T18:14:46","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T18:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/?p=19525"},"modified":"2023-08-20T18:14:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T18:14:47","slug":"host-phil-spencer-parents-die-in-car-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/host-phil-spencer-parents-die-in-car-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Phil Spencer, Host of UK Hit Property Show, Faces Double Tragedy as Both Parents Die in Car Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In a devastating twist of fate, Phil Spencer, the popular host of the UK’s hit property show “Location, Location, Location,” is facing an unimaginable double tragedy. On a tragic Friday, news broke that both of Spencer’s parents had lost their lives in a car accident. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond his property show fame, Spencer is also known for hosting Channel 4’s daytime game show “The Common Denominator” and authoring three books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tragic Accident Claims Lives of Phil Spencer’s Parents<\/h2>\n\n\n
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The well-known presenter’s parents were reportedly en route to a lunch outing at a nearby pub close to their Kent farm when their vehicle veered off the road and into a shallow river flowing through their estate. Tragically, Richard, aged 89, and Anne, aged 82, both had to be rescued from the wreckage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regrettably, Richard was declared deceased upon reaching the hospital, and Anne succumbed to her injuries shortly thereafter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kirstie Allsop Shares Heartfelt Words About Phil Spencer’s Family<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Phil Spencer, who has been a co-host on the TV show alongside Kirstie Allsop for over two decades, received words of support from his colleague.<\/p>\n\n\n

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“I\u2019ve spoken to Phil and it\u2019s tragic for the Spencer family, but his parents were together and that\u2019s something that is a great source of solace to them all… The family is very loving and close. There are four children, Phil, Robert, Caryn and Helen, and they had eight grandchildren.”<\/p>\nKirstie Allsop<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Spencer, a well-known face on UK TV, began his career as a surveyor before co-hosting ‘Location, Location, Location’ in 2000, followed by 39 seasons of the show and a spin-off series, ‘Relocation, Relocation, Relocation.’<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In a devastating twist of fate, Phil Spencer, the popular host of the UK’s hit property show “Location, Location, Location,” is facing an unimaginable double tragedy. On a tragic Friday, news broke that both of Spencer’s parents had lost their lives in a car accident. Beyond his property show fame, Spencer is also known for […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":19531,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,11],"tags":[1367,4897,4891,2889,328,1859,2882,4895,1444,1519,4893,4894,520,4892,4888,4890,4896,2335,1608,1252,4889],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19525"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19525"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19525\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19532,"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19525\/revisions\/19532"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}