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Jon Tickle, Big Brother 4 housemate and Brainiac co-host, has motor neurone disease

Jon Tickle, 52, who took part in the fourth series of Big Brother in 2003 and became the first evicted housemate voted back in by the public, has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease. Fellow housemate Ray Shah shared the news after the series four cast met for a reunion in London, saying the diagnosis came a few months ago. Jon studied physics at the University of Leicester, co-hosted Brainiac: Science Abuse on Sky One from 2003 to 2008, and has since worked at Centrica. Motor neurone disease is a degenerative illness with no cure. Please pray for Jon, his twin brother and family, and the friends gathered around him as he lives with this illness.

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