the children’s television presenter quizzed over underage sex claims after the Jimmy Savile scandal is being treated in a Priory clinic.
The star, in his 80s, was admitted to the private mental health hospital after suffering stress in the wake of the police probe and spent Christmas there.
He was interviewed last month under caution as part of the Metropolitan Police’s Operation Yewtree - set up after it emerged Jim’ll Fix It star Savile was a prolific paedophile who roamed undetected before his death last year aged 84.
It’s understood that medical staff at the £7,000 per week clinic are watching him around the clock after fears he was going to kill himself.
Last night a source close to the showbiz veteran, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said: “He decided to seek treatment as everything has been very difficult since the police got in touch.
“He’s adamant he has done nothing wrong. But that does not stop this being an incredibly stressful time.
“This would be a harrowing experience for anyone - let alone a man in his 80s. He is in a bad way, his family and friend are deeply concerned for his wellbeing.
“Nobody close to him is taking any risks, he is a very ill man at the moment so is being treated at the highest level. It has been a very
Christmas for everyone close to him, spending the festive season in a psychiatric hospital has been very upsetting for him too.”
The sex quiz celeb, from Berkshire, was interviewed under caution at the end of November before being released. He has not been charged.
Officers said the interview was not directly linked to Savile - who is said to have abused more than 400 victims. But it came after the sex claim arrests of singer Gary Glitter, comic Freddie Starr and Radio 1 DJ Dave Lee Travis.
Glitter, 68, real name Paul Gadd, was arrested on October 28 on suspicion of sex offences and bailed.
Starr, 69, was held on November 1 over an allegation he tried to molest a 14-year-old girl in Savile’s BBC dressing room during the 70s. He vehemently denies the claim.
Lee Travis was arrested on November 15 at his home. Police said the 67-year-old – who insisted the allegations were “nothing to do with children” – was bailed to return in January.
Others arrested as part of the Yewtree investigation include PR guru Max Clifford and former BBC television producer Wilfried De’ath. They all deny any wrongdoing.
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