Police say Winton’s death ‘not suspicious’

THE DEATH of TV star Dale Winton, inset, at a house he moved into weeks earlier is unexplained but not being treated as suspicious, Scotland Yard said.

Tributes have been paid to the 62-year-old following his sudden death on Wednesday at a house in north London.

Winton had moved to Totteridge three weeks ago, neighbours said, from a flat next to Regent’s Park in London.

Police said they are continuing to investigate the circumstances of his death after being called on Wednesday afternoon to Winton’s new home.

Scotland Yard said: “The death remains unexplained although at this early stage the police are not treating it as suspicious.

“A post-mortem examination will be scheduled in due course.

“Enquiries into the circumstances by officers from Barnet continue.”

A neighbour said she saw a woman run out of the property just after 4pm on Wednesday. Then four or five ambulances and police vans arrived at the house. At the home in Totteridge, his silver Range Rover, with personalised 21 DW numberplate, could be seen in the drive, behind a set of iron gates. Winton’s nextdoor neighbour Evelyn Sawers, who said he moved in about a month ago, said she “recognised him when he was in the driveway”.

The 68-year-old said: “I felt very proud to live next to a celebrity.

“He was very friendly, always smiling.”

Winton became a household name with game shows such as

Supermarket Sweep and National Lottery show In It To Win It.

Supermarket Sweep, which saw contestants run around a mockup shop collecting shopping items, was a hit in the 1990s and was later revived.

In 2016, Winton opened up about his battle with depression, triggered by a break-up.