French TV star Igor Bogdanoff has died from Covid.
It comes six days after the 72-year-old's twin brother, Grichka, also passed away, with both men said to have died from the virus.
According to reports, both were hospitalised in mid December and it's understood that neither were vaccinated at the time of their death.
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A statement from the brothers' family was released by Igor's agent.
It read: "In peace and love, surrounded by his children and his family, Igor Bogdanoff left for the light on Monday January 3, 2022."
Speaking to Le Monde, Luc Ferry, a professor of philosophy and former Minister of Education and friend to both Igor and Grichka, said that neither of them was 'antivax'.
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He told the publication: "Grichka, like Igor, was not an antivax. He was antivax for himself.
"Being very athletic, without a gram of fat, they believed that the vaccine was more dangerous. They never got sick."
Grichka's lawyer confirmed to RTL France that Igor had died from Covid.
He said: "Yes, unfortunately. He has joined his brother in the stars.
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"The family is struggling to comprehend that he is gone."
Igor and Grichka shot to fame in France in the 80s after hosting scientific and science fiction TV series.
According to reports, between 1979 and 1989, the pair hosted a show called Temps X (Time X).
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It was this series which was responsible for introducing the country to iconic shows such as The Twilight Zone, Doctor Who and Star Trek.
The brothers went on to have a very successful career, hosting a number of television series such as Rayons X in 2002.
The pair also appeared in the French version of The Masked Singer.
In recent years, Igor and Grichka were at the centre of controversy regarding physics papers they had published in the early 2000s, which some believed were misleading.
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Igor leaves behind six children - four from his first wife and two from his second, French writer and historian Amélie de Bourbon-Parme, whom he divorced in 2018.
Topics: Coronavirus
Dominic Smithers