Comedian Duncan Norvelle has died at the age of 66 - 12 years after suffering a stroke which left half his body paralysed.
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Socialite Lizzie Cundy was one of the first to pay tribute to him, writing on Twitter: 'Very sad to hear comedian Duncan Norvelle has passed away. His famous trade mark saying, 'chase me chase me' used to make me laugh so much.In 2012 Duncan suffered a stroke and was told afterwards that it was unlikely he would ever walk or talk properly again.
Duncan was familiar face on British TV in the 1980s and was known for his catchphrase 'chase me!' and camp humour After nine weeks in hospital, he cancelled his summer season with comedy duo Cannon and Ball, and was replaced by Stu Francis. Afterwards however he defiantly said: 'I saw a lot of stroke patients give up and not question what the doctors were saying to them but I was determined to get better and live my life'Norvelle rose to fame on the ITV variety show Saturday Royal in the early 1980s
When he recovered Duncan said of the stroke: 'I would urge people to get their blood pressure checked regularly and to get help straight away if they experience sudden facial or arm weakness or slurred speech as these are all symptoms of a stroke.Before the strokes, Duncan had complained of a 'terrible headache' and went to bed early but when he got up, he collapsed to the floor and passed out.Once he was in hospital, the TV star suffered a second stroke.
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