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Veteran journalist Martin Bashir is “seriously ill” with complications related to the coronavirus, the BBC said. The 57-year-old, best known for his 1995 interview with Diana, Princess of Wales, currently works as a religion editor for BBC News.
A BBC spokeswoman said: “We regret to say that Martin is not feeling very well due to complications related to Covid-19. Everyone at the BBC wishes him a full recovery. We ask that your privacy and that of your family be respected at this time. “
Bashir began working as a journalist in 1986, but made headlines around the world in 1995 for his BBC interview with Diana for Panorama. That interview has sparked renewed interest in the run-up to a new Channel 4 movie, which examines the circumstances behind their reunion, which will air Wednesday night.
Bashir’s other high-profile interviews have included suspects in the Stephen Lawrence murder case, artist Michael Barrymore, Jeffrey Archer and Major Charles Ingram, nicknamed “the commander who coughs.” In 2003, he conducted a series of interviews for the controversial ITV documentary Living With Michael Jackson.
He later moved to the United States, where he co-hosted the current affairs program Nightline on ABC before moving to MSNBC, where he served as a political commentator until 2013. He subsequently returned to the BBC as the station’s religion editor.
In October 2019 she competed on the celebrity spin-off of X Factor.
