{"id":289671,"date":"2026-02-13T17:48:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T17:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/289671\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T17:48:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T17:48:08","slug":"dick-van-dyke-wrongly-pronounced-dead-in-jaw-dropping-breakfast-show-blunder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/289671\/","title":{"rendered":"Dick Van Dyke wrongly pronounced dead in jaw-dropping Breakfast Show blunder"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ashley Roberts made an embarrassing error during Thursday morning’s Breakfast Show when she incorrectly announced the death of Hollywood legend Dick Van Dyke.<\/p>\n

While delivering entertainment news alongside hosts Amanda Holden and Jamie Theakston, the former Pussycat Doll declared: “Dawson’s Creek’s Dick Van Dyke has passed away.”<\/p>\n

Mr Theakston immediately stepped in to address the mistake. He said: “Not Dick Van Dyke – come on. If you’re going to do a sensitive moment, if you’re going to do an obituary, you can’t just say Dick Van Dyke.”<\/p>\n

“He’s alive,” Ms Holden added, as the Heart Radio presenter laughed at her own blunder before apologising and confirming she had meant to say James Van Der Beek.<\/p>\n

\"Ashley<\/p>\n

Ashley Roberts made the embarrassing mistake while presenting Heart Radio<\/p>\n

| PA<\/p>\n

The actor Ms Roberts had intended to reference was James Van Der Beek, the Dawson’s Creek star who passed away on Wednesday<\/a> evening at the age of 48 following his battle with colorectal cancer.<\/p>\n

Since news of his death emerged, fellow cast members have paid tribute to the late actor on social media. <\/p>\n

Katie Holmes, who played his on-screen romantic interest, commended his “bravery, compassion, selflessness and strength” along with his “appreciation for life.”<\/p>\n

“This is a lot to process. I am so grateful to have shared in a piece of James’ journey. He is beloved,” Ms Holmes wrote.<\/p>\n

\"Dick<\/p>\n

Dick Van Dyke is still alive<\/p>\n

| Getty<\/p>\n

Actress Busy Philipps described Mr Van Der Beek as “one in a billion” who would be “forever missed.”<\/p>\n

Fans of the beloved actor were quick to flood his comments with tributes to the star.<\/p>\n

“Heartbreaking. such a sweet human. love to your family,” one fan wrote, while another commented: “This man. His incredible wife. And their amazing children\u2026. Have all changed me forever\u2026. For the better.”<\/p>\n

Another penned: “Sending you all my love. His life is a blessing that will continue on in so many ways.”<\/p>\n

\"James<\/p>\n

James Van Der Beek passed away on February 11<\/p>\n

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A fourth fan added: “Heartbroken at the injustice of the GOOD ones we lose early. It\u2019s not fair.”<\/p>\n

Following the announcement of Van Der Beek’s death, his widow, Kimberly Van Der Beek directed followers to a GoFundMe campaign established to help the family through their current difficulties.<\/p>\n

The page raised over $1million (\u00a3731,700) in just 24 hours.<\/p>\n

The couple, who have six children together, are facing significant financial pressures as a result of the actor’s prolonged illness.<\/p>\n

“The costs of James’s medical care and the extended fight against cancer have left the family out of funds,” Kimberly explained on social media.<\/p>\n

She added that the family is striving to remain in their home whilst ensuring their children can continue their schooling and maintain some normality during this challenging period.<\/p>\n

Mr Van Dyke, meanwhile, remains in excellent health, having celebrated his centenary in December.<\/p>\n

The beloved entertainer has attributed his remarkable fitness to a lifelong commitment to physical activity.<\/p>\n

\"Amanda<\/p>\n

Amanda Holden was presenting the show with Ms Roberts at the time of the blunder<\/p>\n

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Speaking on the Where Everybody Knows Your Name podcast last year, he explained his approach to staying healthy.<\/p>\n

“Somebody said, ‘To what do you attribute your age and physical condition?’ and I said, ‘I’ve always exercised’,” Mr Van Dyke revealed.<\/p>\n

The centenarian continues to visit the gym three times each week, where his routine includes stretching exercises, yoga-style movements and sit-ups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ashley Roberts made an embarrassing error during Thursday morning’s Breakfast Show when she incorrectly announced the death of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":289672,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[458,727,146,878,85,46],"class_list":["post-289671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-celebrity","tag-entertainment","tag-film","tag-il","tag-israel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=289671"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289671\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/289672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=289671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=289671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=289671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}