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Journalist Martin Bashir is “seriously ill” with complications related to the coronavirus, the BBC has confirmed.
The BBC News religion editor, 57, is noted for his high-profile interviews in the past, with the likes of Diana, the Princess of Wales and television host Michael Barrymore.
A statement from the corporation read: “We are sorry to say that Martin is not feeling very well with COVID-19 related complications.
Bashir rose to fame for his interview with Princess Diana in 1995
“Everyone at the BBC wishes him a full recovery.
“We would ask that his privacy and that of his family be respected at this time.”
Bashir began her career as a journalist in 1986, but rose to fame after interviewing Diana in 1995 for the BBC’s Panorama program.
His other high-profile work includes speaking with suspects in the Stephen Lawrence murder case, author Jeffrey Archer, and Commander Charles Ingram, who was convicted of cheating on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire ?.
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Bashir also spoke to Michael Jackson in 2003 for the documentary Living With Michael Jackson.
He spent time working for ABC and MSNBC in the United States, before returning to the BBC as a religion editor.
Last year he competed on the celebrity spinoff of X Factor, where he was eliminated after the third week.
