One day he turned around and said to me, 'If I can’t work with Sooty again there’s no point in carrying on living' ‘She’d always be saying, “Harry-boy would have done it this way,” recalls Matthew.

The Sooty puppet used by Matthew Corbett in his last stage show was sold for £700 yesterday. The hand puppet was used during The House That Sooty Built show at London’s Bloomsbury Theatre in 1997. It ...

MATTHEW Corbett, best known for presenting the Sooty Show for over 20 years, has revealed he almost died of coronavirus and spent 10 days in intensive care. The legendary puppeteer – whose real name ...

The retired Sooty Show puppeteer explained his ordeal had been a 'wake-up call' after he spent 10 days battling the deadly virus in intensive care Get the latest coronavirus headlines - and the latest ...

Sooty Show presenter Matthew Corbett still has the same haircut, decades after leaving the iconic kids' TV programme. The puppeteer, who hosted the classic children's show for two decades, had dark ...

Matthew Corbett has revealed he almost died after contracting coronavirus, which triggered a heart condition. The 72-year-old children’s entertainer spent 10 days in hospital and was told doctors were ...

SOOTY puppeteer Richard Cadell has admitted he found it "daunting" to replace The Sooty Show's former host Matthew Corbett, as the star revealed, "it took 20 years to shake the Matthew Corbett tie" in ...

SOOTY has been a favourite on children's TV since he made his debut in 1952. Here's everything you need to know about the puppet bear and his career so far. In 2018 Sooty is celebrating his 70th ...

Children’s TV star Matthew Corbett says he was close to death as he spent 10 days in intensive care with coronavirus. The Sooty star, 72, said it was ‘touch and go’ as he fought the deadly virus in ...

He's the naughty yellow bear who celebrates his 60th birthday in 2008. He is, of course, Sooty! He's been a kids' favourite for six decades but did you know about his Bradford origins? We've been ...

Sooty Show presenter Matthew Corbett almost died as he battled the deadly coronavirus inside intensive care. The 71-year-old puppeteer, who hosted the classic children's show for two decades, revealed ...