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Idols presenter dies on beach

Cape Town - South African TV presenter and theatre actor Matthew Stewardson died on Friday afternoon.

Eyewitness News reports that Stewardson was holidaying with friends in Jeffrey’s Bay in the Eastern Cape, when he collapsed on the beach after complaining about breathing problems.
 
 “Jeffreys Bay police received a phone call of an incident at the beach. According to some witnesses, a 35-year-old man was on the beach when he collapsed,” Jeffreys Bay police told EWN.

Police were still investigating the cause of his death but it is believed he suffered a heart attack or a stroke.

Hi sister, Cheryl Cawood, told Beeld Matthew’s death was very sudden and “no one knew what happened”. The former child star was due to celebrate his 36th birthday on Saturday. 

In the mid to late 90s Matthew Stewardson looked set to become a rising star on the South African entertainment circuit. He made his name as one of the older presenters on K-TV.

In 2002 M-Net bought the rights to host Idols, a reality singing competition that originated in the UK.

Stewardson was appointed with Candy Litchfield to co-host the show, but halfway through the first season he was axed and replaced with Sami Sabiti

Soon afterwards the 27-year-old checked himself into a rehab centre.
He had a brief stint on 5Fm as a DJ, and hosted some small daytime shows on SABC.

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