Best known as host for the long running show “Lifestyle of the Rich and Famous”, Robin Leach has died at the age of 76.
Leach had been hospitalized since suffering a stroke in November while on vacation in Cabo San Lucas. He passed away this morning in Las Vegas, according to his friend John Katsilometes at the Las Vegas Review Journal.
A statement from the family said, “Despite the past 10 months, what a beautiful life he had. Our Dad, Grandpa, Brother, Uncle and friend Robin Leach passed away peacefully last night.”
Leach was to turn 77 on Wednesday
Sad to report the death of famed celeb reporter, friend and colleague #RobinLeach @ 1:50 a.m. in #LasVegas. He would have been 77 Wednesday. He suffered a second stroke Monday. He in hospice care. He'd been hospitalized since Nov. 21, after suffering a stroke in Cabo San Lucas.
— John Katsilometes (@johnnykats) August 24, 2018