Derek Acorah | |
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 Acorah in 2013 | |
| Born | Derek Francis Johnson[1] 27 January 1950 Bootle, Merseyside, England |
| Died | 4 January 2020 (aged 69) Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England |
| Occupation(s) | Spiritual medium, author, TV celebrity |
| Known for | Most Haunted Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns |
| Spouses | Joan Hughes
(m. 1972; div. 1982)Gwen Johnson (m. 1995) |
| Children | 1 |
Derek Francis Johnson (27 January 1950 – 4 January 2020),[1] known professionally as Derek Acorah,[2][3] was a British spiritual medium.[4] He was best known for his television work on Most Haunted, broadcast on Living TV (2002–2010). His career as a medium was punctuated by allegations of fakery and he also attracted controversy over a number of seances during which he reportedly made contact with high-profile figures.[5][6]
Before his career as a medium, Acorah played as a footballer, and was once on the books of Liverpool, but his career was cut short by injury.
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