Derek Acorah

Derek Acorah
Acorah in 2013
Born
Derek Francis Johnson[1]

(1950-01-27)27 January 1950
Bootle, Lancashire, England
Died4 January 2020(2020-01-04) (aged 69)
Occupation(s)Spiritual medium, author, TV celebrity
Known forMost Haunted
Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns
Spouses
Joan Hughes
(m. 1972; div. 1982)
Gwen Johnson
(m. 1995)
Children1

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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  2. ^ Bentley, David (4 January 2020). "This is how Derek Acorah died as wife reveals cause of death for TV medium". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Derek Acorah charged after Southport car crash". BBC. 8 December 2013. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Derek Acorah - Psychic Medium". Archived from the original on 5 January 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
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  6. ^ Matt Roper (28 October 2005). "Spooky Truth: TV's Most Haunted Con Exposed". The Mirror. Archived from the original on 20 May 2007. Retrieved 7 May 2007.