Phillip Schofield pays tribute to Carl Thompson: ‘Inevitable, but such a terrible shame’

Carl Thompson (aka Britain’s Fattest Man) has tragically died at the age of 33 - just a few weeks after meeting with This Morning’s Phillip Schofield

Phillip Schofield pays tribute to Carl Thompson: ‘Inevitable, but such a terrible shame’

by Kayleigh Dray |
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Carl Thompson, who weighed 65 stone, was found dead inside his flat in Dover, Kent, on Monday.

It took firefighters and police officers several hours to remove the 33-year-old’s body.

A police spokesman said: “Kent Police were called at 10.38am to a property in Dofras Place, Dover, following reports that a man in his 30s had died.

“Officers do not believe the death to be suspicious. The coroner will be notified.”

Just a few weeks before his death, Carl had given a live TV interview from his bed with Dr Dawn Harper and Phillip Schofield from This Morning.

During the interview, Carl explained that his 10,000 calorie-a-day diet had left him unable to leave his own home, with doctors warning him that he would die if he did not take drastic action.

Phillip asked him: "Are you in denial?"

Carl said: "Yes and no really.

"I have not overcome my mum’s death even now. It hit me hard and I did put more weight on."

Now, following news of Carl’s death, Phillip has taken to Twitter to pay his respects.

He wrote: “So sad, I'd hoped we might have been in time to help.”

Phil added: “Inevitable… but such a terrible shame.”

Dr Dawn, who previously said that people were “killing Carl with kindness”, also paid her respects on Twitter.

She wrote: “Very recently I visited Britain's Fattest Man.

“I just heard he lost his battle last night.”

She finished: “A tragic story. Just 32 & he's gone. How sad.” Our thoughts are with Carl Thompson’s family at this time.

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