Dawn French and Jason Manford pay tribute after ‘brilliant’ publicist Neil Reading dies aged 56

Tributes have flooded in for late entertainment publicist Neil Reading (Picture: PA)

Leading celebrity publicist Neil Reading, described as ‘quietly magnificent’ and a ‘one-off’, has died aged 56.

The entertainment PR to the stars, who founded Neil Reading PR,died after a short illness.

During his career, he represented a whole host of high-profile clients including comedians Dawn French, John Cleese, the late Victoria Wood, as well as John Bishop, Sir Len...