Editing Keith Chegwin (section)

{{Short description|English TV presenter, actor & musician (1957–2017)}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Keith Chegwin
| image              = Keith Chegwin - headshot.jpg
| caption            = Chegwin in 1981
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1957|1|17|df=yes}}
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|2017|12|11|1957|1|17|df=yes}}
| birth_place        = [[Walton, Liverpool]], England
| death_place        = [[Shropshire]], England
| occupation         = {{hlist|Broadcaster|actor}}
| yearsactive        = 1967–2017
| children           = 2
| relatives          = [[Janice Long]] (sister)
| spouse             = {{Unbulleted list|{{marriage|[[Maggie Philbin]]|1982|1993|end=div}}|{{marriage|Maria Fielden|2000}}}}
}}

'''Keith Chegwin''' (17 January 1957 – 11 December 2017), also known by the nickname '''Cheggers''', was an English television presenter and actor, appearing in several children's entertainment shows in the 1970s and 1980s, including ''[[Multi-Coloured Swap Shop]]'' and ''[[Cheggers Plays Pop]]''.

Chegwin's early career saw him performing in such [[West End theatre|West End]] stage shows as ''[[Tom Brown's School Days#Dramatic adaptations|Tom Brown's School Days]]'' and ''[[Captain Pugwash]]''. He also had a career as a singer, releasing singles on the [[Pye Records]] label and worked as a disc jockey for [[Hits Radio Liverpool|194 Radio City]] in Liverpool. He spent four years at [[BBC Radio 1]] on [[Tony Blackburn]]'s weekend morning show. In 2000, he presented the [[5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5]] nudist game-show ''[[Naked Jungle]]'', appearing naked except for a hat and later describing it as "the worst career move" in his life.

Chegwin was known for his off-the-cuff ad-lib style of broadcasting and stated that no one had ever written a word for him. In 2012, he was scheduled to take part in the [[Dancing on Ice series 7|7th series]] of ''[[Dancing on Ice]]'', but he was forced to withdraw after breaking three ribs and fracturing his shoulder on the first day of training. In 2015, he was a housemate on ''[[Celebrity Big Brother (British TV series)|Celebrity Big Brother]]'' series 15 where he finished in fourth place.

Chegwin died on 11 December 2017 of the lung disease [[idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis]].