FANS OF Homes Under The Hammer have been left heartbroken after watching Tommy Walsh’s final TV appearance, which aired days before his passing.
The presenter and builder following a “long illness”.
Just eight days before the news of his death was announced, Tommy appeared on screen during an episode of .
It centred around a Grade II-listed cottage that was on the brink of collapse, with a major renovation needed.
Tommy was seen telling the owners, mother and son duo Shirley and Connor, that he was “looking forward to seeing how it turned out” when the renovation was completed.
But sadly, he will never get to see the finished project, with the cottage thought to take at least two years to be transformed.
Tommy’s death was confirmed by his agent Debbie Schiesser this week, who said: “Tommy died peacefully after a long illness surrounded by his family.
“As this has only just happened, we would ask everyone to please respect the family’s privacy.”
The TV star is survived by wife Marie and three children: Charlotte, Natalie and Jonjo.
While the cause of his death has not been revealed,
In 2002, he had two benign lumps removed from his chest.
Given that breast cancer ran in his family – both his sister and aunt had fought the illness – Tommy immediately sought medical advice.
Thankfully, the lumps proved to be non-cancerous and were successfully removed.
Then 20 years later, he successfully had a cancerous tumour removed from his throat after being diagnosed in 2022.
It was revealed in January 2024 that .
In June that same year, Tommy shared some positive , revealing that the tumour was “shrinking” due to new treatment as he continued a radiotherapy treatment called SABR.
