A DEATH IS ANNOUNCED

Last night Mr Juicy was Pronounced an ex-orange and is now, according to Wilson, living in Pasta Heaven with the Flying Spaghetti Monster, eating all the vegetarian meatballs with pasta he can manage. Possibly Torchiette, or even Radiatori, which W thinks might have been his favourites.

W told me, 'Anyone who says, "cheer up – it was just an orange!" has obviously never had an orange...' and I can see his point of view. Sort of.

He doesn't want to talk at the moment, though – he is content to sit quietly, surrounded by his closest family... and in any case, no-one knows what to say.

I'm very glad that Byron is here, to support Wilson and distract him from his loss.

To Wilson, Mr J wasn't just an orange, he was his friend, and his partner in their Ventriloquism act. A lot of W's hopes for riches and fame were tied up with his 'Talking Orange'