What occurred to Michael Barrymore? A take a look at the lifetime of former TV presenter 22 years after career-ending pool social gathering

A brand new documentary exploring the tragic pool social gathering hosted by former TV presenter Michael Barrymore will air at 9pm tonight.

The present will air over 22 years after Stuart Lubbock, 31, was discovered useless on the entertainer’s house on the time in Roydon, Essex.

Publicist Harry Cichy, who assisted Mr Lubbock’s father Terry in a marketing campaign that tried to uncover the reality round his son’s demise, welcomed the documentary and stated he hopes it’ll assist to supply new data on the case.

So, what occurred to Michael Barrymore and the place is he now? 

Learn on beneath for all the pieces it’s essential to learn about what occurred to former TV presenter Michael Barrymore.  

What occurred to the police investigation into Stuart Lubbock’s demise?

Recognized for his reveals Youngsters Say The Funniest Issues and Strike It Wealthy, which aired on ITV between 1998 and 2000 and from 1996 to 1999 respectively, Barrymore was one of the vital recognisable faces on British TV screens all through this era.

Nonetheless, his life would take an sudden twist after Mr Libbock was discovered useless in his swimming pool following a home social gathering. 

The aftermath of the incident noticed Michael just about disappear from public life, with the TV presenter shedding his job at ITV in 2003, following the incident at his house. 

After quite a few unsuccessful makes an attempt to revive his TV profession – together with a stint on Superstar Huge Brother in 2006 – Barrymore has discovered nice success through the unlikely medium of TikTok. 

Having change into a sensation to the subsequent era – with over two million followers and 75 million likes throughout his movies on the platform – he has loved an sudden resurgence. 

He has additionally co-directed the manufacturing ‘Laurel & Chaplin – The Feud’ on the Cambridge Theatre in London, which explores the rivalry between two of the world’s greatest entertainers, Stan Laurel and Charlie Chaplin.

It tells the ‘true story of teenage greatest buddies’ whose relationship broke down when silent film star Chaplin discovered fame in Hollywood.

‘I am unable to let you know how blissful I’m now. I am the busiest I’ve ever been and I am the happiest I’ve ever been’.

‘I’m in all probability the fittest I have been, too. I stroll quite a bit, I eat effectively and I do what I like. I am 71 and I really feel fitter than I used to be once I was 40 once I was consuming and all that,’ he informed The Each day Star in July 2023. 

Was Michael Barrymore charged over Stuart Lubbock’s demise?

Mr Lubbock’s demise was initially assumed to be an accident by officers, who didn’t safe the crime scene.

A coroner recorded an open verdict in 2002 after failing to verify the reason for demise. Alcohol, ecstasy and cocaine have been present in his bloodstream.

In March 2021, Essex Police stated a witness had given them ‘vital new data’ concerning the case and made an arrest.

On the time, police stated a person in his 50s, who was reportedly on the social gathering, was detained on suspicion of homicide and sexual assault within the North of England after Essex Police stated new particulars on the case had come to mild. 

In August 2021, police introduced that no costs can be purchased in opposition to the 50-year-old suspect. 

The power admitted there was ‘inadequate proof to achieve the extent the place there’s a reasonable likelihood of a profitable prosecution’ over Mr Lubbock’s demise.