The Tattle Celebrity Death Pool is a list of celebrities that we think will shuffle off their mortal coil this year.
*2026 VOTING HAS CLOSED*
Welcome to newbies, lurkers and repeat players!
Once again, it's just a bit of fun.
It's a game.
There is no genuine malice here, despite what some might say.
We aren't seriously wishing death on the famous (aside from the likes of Rose West, Gary Glitter, etc).
Consider it like betting on the Grand National, the World Cup or predicting lottery numbers.
It's just a bit of dark-humoured laughing in the face of death because otherwise we may as well just give up.
BASIC RULES
Voting starts Dec.1st and ends before Christmas.
Nominate 10 celebs/infamous people you think won't survive the coming year.
Points will be given to those who name a famous/infamous person who dies, and will be issued as a score of 100 minus the age of the celebrity in question.
For example:
A 98 year old dies, you get two points.
A 20 year old dies, you get 80 points.
Anyone over the age of 100 gets you one point only.
Nominated people need to have a Wikipedia page (or linked to their name, ie Ian Huntley) and to be notable to some degree.
'Celebrity' is the easy term but we allow criminals and so forth too if they're on Wiki and we do NOT consider them celebrities.
Everyone gets to nominate up to ten people for their list.
No animals or fictional characters.
Further rules can be explained on the threads.
Bonus Rounds happen throughout the year; one vote per celeb so if someone nominates your chosen celeb before you, you'll have to choose again.
Usual points plus ten bonus points will be given to anyone who guesses correctly for the Bonus Round.
Our 2025 winner and Death Bringer is @Former_Antelopee with 168 points with correct nominations of:
Linda Nolan
Nigel McCrey
Steve McMichael
James Whale
Sophie Kinsella
Correctly predicted 2026 deaths:
*Diana Crump, female jockey, died aged 77 on January 1st
*Scott Adams, creator of the Dilbert comic strip, died aged 68 on January 13th
*Charles Victor Thompson, murderer, died aged 55 on January 28th
*John Virgo, snooker player and broadcaster, died aged 79, February 4th
*Brad Arnold, singer and songwriter (3 Doors Down), died aged 47, Feb 7th
*James Van Der Beek, actor, died aged 48, February 11th
*Eric Dane, actor, died aged 53, Feb 19th
*Georg Koch, profesisonal goalkeeper, died aged 54, March 4th
*Ian Huntley, child murderer, died aged 52, March 7th
*Jason Collins, NBA player, died aged 47 on May 12th
2026 NOMINATIONS
Al Green
Al Pacino
Alan Alda
Alan Bennett
Alan Jackson
Alan Jones
Alec Baldwin
Alex Ferguson
Alex Jones (American)
Alice Evans
Amanda Bynes
Amy Dowden
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew, not a prince
Andy Taylor
Anita Harris
Ann Widdecombe
Anna Wintour
Annette Crosbie
Antonio Banderas
Ariana Grande
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arthur Scarill
Ashton Kutcher
Asma al-Assad
Axl Rose
Bam Margera
Barbara Knox
Bella Hadid
Beverley Allitt
Beyonce
Bill Clinton
Bill Cosby
Bill Nighy
Bill O’Reilly
Bill Pullman
Bill Wyman
Billie Eilish
Billie Joe Armstrong
Billy Connolly
Billy Joel
Billy Ray Cyrus
Bob Dylan
Bob Geldof
Bob Harris
Bobby Brown
Bobby George
Bootsy Collins
Brad Arnold RIP
Brian Blessed
Brian Cox
Brian Dowling
Brian Harvey
Brian May
Brian McFadden
Britney Spears
Brooke Eby
Brooklyn Beckham
Bruce Jones
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Willis
Bryan Kohberger
Bryant Gumbel
Buzz Aldrin
Calvin Klein
Cameron Diaz
Candace Owens
Carol Burnett
Celine Dion
Central Cee
Charles Austin
Charles Victor Thompson
Charlie Sheen
Cher
Chevy Chase
Chris Barrie
Chris Chittell
Chris Fountain
Chris Hou
Chris Steele (Dr)
Christa Pike
Christina Applegate
Christopher Lloyd
Christopher Walken
Claire Bloom
Claire King
Cliff Richard
Clint Eastwood
Clive Merrison
Conor McGregor
Corey Feldman
Craig Mackinlay
D4vd
Dan Campbell
Daniel O’Donnell
Daniella Westbook
Danny Baker
Danny Hill
Daryl Hall
Dave Grohl
David Attenborough
David Beckham
David Byrne
David Coulter
David Duchovny
David Fuller
David Griffin
David Harbour
David Hasselhoff
David Haye
David Hockney
David Icke
David Jason
David Letterman
David Norris
David Schwimmer
David Seaman
Davina McCall
Dean Cain
Demi Lovato
Dennis Skinner
Dermot Murnaghan
Diane Crump RIP
Diana Ross
Diane Abbott
Dick Van Dyke
Dolly Parton
Donald Trump
Donny Osmond
Douglas Hurd
Dustin Hoffman
Eamon Holmes
Edward Furlong
Edwin Schlossberg
Edwina Currie
Eileen Derbyshire
Elizabeth Shields
Ellen Burstyn
Ellie Haddington
Elliott Gould
Elon Musk
Elton John
Elton Welsby
Emilia Clarke
Enya
Eric Clapton
Eric Dane RIP
Eric Faulkner
Eric Stevens
Esther Rantzen
Eugenia Cooney
Eva Marie Saint
Fatboy Slim Norman Cook
Felicity Kendall
Fiona Phillips
Frances De La Tour
Frank Welker
Frankie Valli
French Montana
Gary Busey
Gary Glitter
Geoff Boycott
Geoff Hurst
Georg Koch RIP
George Soros
Ghislaine Maxwell
Gillian McKeith
Giorgio Moroder
Gladys Knight
Gloria Hunniford
Gok Wan
Graham Linehan
Gregg Wallace
Guy Ritchie
Haley Joel Osment
Harrison Ford
Harvey Weinstein
Hayao Miyazaki
Helen Worth
Henry Winkler
Hilary Jones (Dr)
Hillary Clinton
Howard Wilkinson
Huw Edwards
Ian Huntley Dead
Ian McKellen
Ian Smith
iggy Pop
Irvine Welsh
Jack Nicholson
James Argent
James Bolam
James Bourne
James Brolin
James Franco
James Pickens Jr.
James Van Der Beek RIP
Jane Asher
Janet Jackson
Jason Bowen
Jason Collins RIP
Jasper Carrot
Javier Melei
Jay Leno
Jean Reno
Jeff Lynn
Jeffrey Archer
Jeremy Corbyn
Jeremy Kyle
Jeremy Paxman
Jeremy Vine
Jessie Wallace
Jim Carrey
Jim Davidson
Jimmy Tarbuck
JK Rowling
Joan Bakewell
Joan Collins
Joe Biden
Joel Dommett
John Cleese
John Major
John Ratzenbeger
John Virgo RIP
John Whaite
John Williams
Johnny Mathis
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Joni Mitchell
Jordan Brunoli
Jordan Peterson
Josef Fritzl
Judi Dench
Judy Finnegan
Julia Fox
Julian Fellows
Julie Andrews
Julie Goodyear
Julie Kavner
Julie Walters
June Squibb
Justin Bieber
Kanye West
Kate Beckinsale
Kate Middleton
Kathy Bates
Katie Hopkins
Kate Pierson
Katie Price
Keanu Reeves
Keith Birkenshaw
Keith Richards
Kelly Osbourne
Kelsey Grammer
Kemi Badenoch
Ken Livingstone
Ken Morley
Kerry Katona
Kim Jong Un
King Charles
Kris Jenner
Kyle Sandilands
Lady Colin Campbell
Lady Gaga
Lamar Odom
Larry Ellison
Lauren Sanchez Bezos
Lauryn Hill
Lee Brennan
Lee Majors
Lena Martell
Lesley Nicol
Leslie Schofield
Letitia Dean
Levi Bellfield
Lewis Capaldi
Lewis Moody
Lil Nas X
Linda Gray
Linda Ronstadt
Lindsey Buckingham
Liza Minnelli
Lorraine Chase
Louis Walsh
Lucy Letby
Lulu
Madonna
Magda Szubanski
Manny Pacquiao
Marco Pierre White
Margaret Atwood
Margaret Beckett
Marina Abramovic
Mark Feehily
Mark Hobson
Mark Owen
Marlo Thomas
Martha Stewart
Martijn Krabbe
Martin Bell
Martin Roberts
Mary Berry
Mary Peters
Matt Dillon
Matt Groening
Maurice Gran
Max George
Mel Brooks
Michael Aspel
Michael Barrymore
Michael Bolton
Michael Burke
Michael Caine
Michael Douglas
Michael Dunlop
Michael Fabricant
Michael Heseltine
Michael J. Fox
Michael Rosen
Michael Roux Jr.
Michael Sams
Michael Schumcher
Michaela Strachan
Michael Starke
Michelle Collins
Michelle Obama
Mick Hucknall
Mick Jagger
Mick Philpot
Mickey Dolenz
Mike Brewer
Mike Tyson
Millicent Martin
Miriam Margolyes
Mischa Barton
Mitch McConnell
Moby
Moira Stuart
Montel Williams
Morgan Freeman
Morrissey
Mr T
Naga Munchetty
Nancy Pelosi
Nat Myers
Neil Young
Neville Southall
Neville Staple
Nicolas Cage
Nigel Farage
Noam Chomsky
Noddy Holder
Norma Major
Norman Lovett
Offset
Oprah Winfrey
P Diddy
Pam St. Clement
Paris Jackson
Patsy Kensit
Patsy Palmer
Paul Anderson
Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs
Paul Gascoigne
Paul Golding
Paul McCartney
Paul Ross
Pauline Quirke
Penelope Keith
Penelope Lively
Penelope Wilton
Pete Doherty
Peter Cullen
Peter Kay
Phil Collins
Phoebe Bridgers
Phyllida Law
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
Prince Harry
Prince Michael of Kent
Princess Alexandra
Priscilla Presley
Queen Camilla
Quentin Tarantino
Ralph Lauren
RanjiKanth
Ray J
Ric Flair
Richard Beymer
Richard Dreyfus
Richard Gere
Richard O’Brien
Richard Wilson
Ricky Tomlinson
Rita Moreno
Robbie Williams
Robert F Kennedy
Robert Kennedy Jr.
Robert Kilroy-Silk
Robert Munsch
Robert Pattinson
Robert Smith
Robert Wagner
Roger Staubach
Roland Gift
Ron Atkinson
Ron Jeremy
Ron Perlman
Ronaldo
Ronnie Wood
Rose West
Rosemary Shrager
Roy Whitting
Rupert Murdoch
Russ Abbot
Russell Hout
Ruth Pointer
Ryan Reynolds
Sally Jesse Raphael
Samantha Fox
Sarah Hyland
Scott Adams
Sean Bean
Selena Gomez
Selma Blair
Serena Williams
Shaka Hislop
Shakin’ Stevens
Sharon Osbourne
Sharon Stone
Shawn Mendes
Sherry Hewson
Shirley Bassey
Shirley Maclaine
Shirley Manson
Sian Phillips
Sidney Cooke
Simon Cowell
Simon LeBon
Smokey Robinson
Sophia Loren
Steffi Graf
Stefon Diggs
Stephanie Davis
Stephen Darby
Stephen Fry
Stephen King
Steve Bannon
Steve Brookstein
Steve Gleason
Steve Martin
Steven Tyler
Stevie Wonder
Stuart Hall
Stuart ‘Woody’ Wood
Sue Nicholls
Suge Knight
Susie Blake
Susie Rowe
Takeshi 6ix9ine
Tara Reid
Taryn Manning
Taylor Swift
Teddie Mellencamp Arroyave
Theo Burrell
Thomas Markle
Tim Curry
Tim Healey
Tippi Hedren
Tom Baker
Tom Jones
Tom Oliver
Tom Waits
Tommy Steele
Toni Tennille
Tony Robinson
Trevor McDonald
Tyra Banks
Val McDermid
Valerie Singleton
Vanessa Redgrave
Virginia Wade
Vladimir Putin
Warren Buffett
Wayne Linekar
Wendy Craig
Wendy Williams
William Daniels
William Roache
William Shatner
Willie Nelson
Woody Allen
Yoko Ono
Zac Efron
Zachary Ty Bryan
Zayn Malik
Zoe Wannamaker
2025 Correctly Predicted Deaths:
Brigitte Bardot, actress, died aged 91, December 27th
Chris Rea, musician, died aged 74, December 22nd
Sophie Kinsella, writer, died aged 55, December 10th
Prunella Scales, actress, died aged 93, October 27th
Ian Watkins, paedophile, died aged 48, October 10th
Patricia Routledge, actress, died aged 96, October 3rd
Jane Goodall, conservationist, died aged 91, October 1st
John Stapleton, broadcaster, died aged 79, September 20th
Biddy Baxter, TV producer, died aged 92, August 10th
Jim Lovell, astronaut, died aged 97, August 7th
James Whale, talk radio DJ, died aged 74, August 4th
Ozzy Osbourne, legend, died aged 76, July 22nd
Norman Tebbit, politician, died aged 94, July 7th
Michael Madsen, actor, died aged 67, July 3rd
Sandy Gall, newscaster, journalist and author, died aged 97, June 29th
Kim Woodburn, TV cleaner, died aged 83, June 16th
Brian Wilson, driving force of The Beach Boys, died aged 82, June 11th
Steve McMichael, American footballer, died aged 67, April 23rd
Pope Francis, died aged 88, April 21st
Colin Berry, radio DJ and Eurovision spokesman, died aged 79 April 17th
Val Kilmer, actor, died aged 65 April 1st
Eddie Jordan, F1 team owner and pundit, died aged 76 March 19th
Michelle Trachtenberg, actress, died Feb 26th aged 39
Roberta Flack, singer, died Feb 24th aged 88
Richard Lee Tabler, murderer, executed Feb 13th aged 46 -a bonus round nomination, no points given.
Steven Lawayne Nelson, murderer, executed Feb 5th aged 37
Nigel McCrey, writer and creator of Silent Witness, died aged 71
Brian Murphy, actor, died on Feb 3rd aged 92
Marianne Faithful, singer and actress and Mars Bar fan, died Jan 30th aged 78
Denis Law, footballer, died Jan 17th aged 84
Joan Plowright, actress, died on jan 16th aged 95
Paul Danan, actor and presenter, died on Jan 16th aged 46
Linda Nolan, performer, died on Jan 15th aged 65
Mike Rinder, former Scientologist, died on Jan 5th aged 69
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Our 2024 winner and Master of Death was @Phonic83 with 271 points!
2024 CORRECTLY PREDICTED DEATHS:
Jimmy Carter, December 29th aged 100
John Prescott, November 20th aged 86
June Spencer, November 8th aged 105
Quincy Jones November 3rd aged 91
Janey Godley November 2nd aged 63
Geoff Capes October 23rd aged 75
Liam Payne October 16th aged 31
Kris Kristofferson September 28th aged 88
Dame Maggie Smith September 27th aged 89
Kenneth Cope September 12th aged 93
James Earl Jones September 9th aged 93
Ray Reardon July 19th aged 91
Bob Newhart July 18th aged 94
Shannen Doherty July 14th aged 53
Richard Simmons July 13th aged 76
Seth Binzer (Crazy Town singer) June 24th aged 49
Donald Sutherland June 20th aged 88
Dario G aka Paul Spencer June 17th aged 53
Simon Cowell (wildlife guy) June 9th aged 72
Rob Burrow (23 votes ) June 2nd aged 41
OJ Simpson (two votes) April 10th aged 76
Dave Myers (four votes) Feb 28th aged 64
John Savident (four votes) Feb 21st aged 86
Steve Wright (one vote) Feb 13th aged 69
Jonnie Irwin (with fifty-one votes) 2nd Feb aged 50
Derek Draper (with sixteen votes) 5th Jan aged 56
David Soul (one vote) 4th Jan aged 80
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Our 2023 winner, officially the Queen of Death, with 81 points was @Flowerpotgirl
2023 CORRECTLY PREDICTED DEATHS:
Shane MacGowan 30th November aged 65
Henry Kissinger 29th November aged 100
Matthew Perry 28th October aged 54
Sir Bobby Charlton 21st October aged 86
Mohamad Al-Fayed 31st August aged 94
Bob Barker 26th August aged 99
Michael Parkinson 16th August aged 88
Sinead O'Connor 26th July aged 56
George Alagiah 24th July aged 67
Tony Bennett 21st July aged 96
Jane Birkin 16th July aged 76
Tina Turner 24th May aged 83
Rolf Harris 10th May aged 93
Harry Belafonte 25th April aged 96
Mary Quant 13th April aged 93
Paul O'Grady 28th March aged 67
Once again, it's just a bit of fun!
