Yvette Fielding has broken her silence on the death of Derek Acorah with a blunt statement following his shock passing on Friday.
The 51-year-old presenter starred on Most Haunted with Derek between 2002 and 2006 before the spiritual medium was booted off the show.
Following the announcement that Derek had died on Friday at the age of 69, Yvette released a statement via her agent.
“Our condolences are with Derek’s family at this time. Yvette and Karl,” the message stated - signed off by the star and her husband Karl Beattie, who was a co-creator of Most Haunted with Yvette.
Derek was fired from Most Haunted after being duped into channeling a fake personality called Kreed Kafer - an anagram for “Derek Faker” - during an episode.
Yvette explained why Derek was sacked from the hit show in 2006 following the scandal, saying: “We tell people everything is real, then it turns out he was a fake, so he had to go.”
Many other celebrities have taken to social media to express grief over the sudden death of the psychic - who died from sepsis and had fallen into a coma before passing away on Friday 3 January.
Celebrity Big Brother ’s Bit On The Side host Rylan Clark-Neal took to Twitter to express sadness.
“Sad news about Derek Achorah This morning. A very lovely man to speak to and a great housemate. RIP,” he wrote on Saturday.
And a number of Derek’s CBB co-stars also took to social media to express their shock and sadness - having feature don the since cancelled Five reality show with him in 2017.
“I’ve woke up this morning to hear that the lovely Derek Acorah has sadly passed away. I feel very sad to hear this tragic news,” former X Factor star Amelia Lily wrote in an online post.
“I had the privilege of knowing Derek and living and getting to know him for an entire month in CBB. You always looked out for me Derek and I’ll forever be grateful for that. I really hope you can rest in peace now, you’ll always be in heart,” she wrote.
Comedian and Absolutely Fabulous star Helen Lederer tweeted: “memories of walking round and round (and round) the garden with @derek_acorah.”
“So sad to hear this Terrible news this morning that my good friend who I met on #CBB2017 has passed away,” wrote Hollyoaks star Paul Danan.
“Love you my brother! Thanks for being such a beautiful soul who was always there for me,” he added.
While The Ibiza Weekender star Jordan Davies wrote: “So sad to hear about @derek_acorah. I was lucky enough to have been able to share my CBB experience with him.”
He added: “He was like a father figure to me in there & he’s one of the nicest men I’ve ever met. R.I.P Derek my thoughts go out to his family.”
A number of fellow celebrity psychics have also taken to social media to pay tribute to the star.
Sally Morgan - a CBB star of 2018 and former psychic to Princess Diana - created a Facebook video tribute to send "condolences" to Derek family and his wife, Gwen.
While presenter Tessa Dunlop took to social media to say she was "gutted" to hear the star had past - branding him "fun", "wonderful" and "generous".
Derek's CBB co-star Shaun Williams also took to social media to pay tribute to him on Sunday.
"RIP Derek Acorah. We helped each other through the lunacy of Big Brother by talking football and life in general," he tweeted.
"A total gentleman. Much love to his wife Gwen and his fabulous brother who was so kind to my wife when they appeared on the show," the former EastEnders star added.
While Myleene Klass paid tribute via Instagram Stories - sharing a snap of herself hugging the late TV star alongside a touching statement.
"A lot of people had their own ideas about Derek Acorah. Was he the real deal? DId ghosts speak to him? Regardless of all that, me and @rhoddersown saw first hand the peace he brought to many," she wrote.
"As for the laughs we had on the road, OMG, they were some of the funniest, most brilliant times in my life, EVER. RIP Derek. Say hi to Sam," she added.
