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Ben Fogle pays tribute as his New Lives in the Wild co-star David Glasheen dies aged 81


Ben Fogle has paid tribute to his Channel 5 co-star

Ben Fogle took to social media to pay tribute to David Glasheen, a man he met while filming his Channel 5 show, New Lives in the Wild back in 2013. David had an internet connection on the island and travelled to Cairns once a year for a grocery shop to pick up essentials, including gummy bears and Mars Bars. “Dave had lost his multi-million dollar fortune overnight and on a whim moved to remote Restoration Island where he finally found happiness in tranquility and isolation.

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