Former TV presenter Magenta Devine - best known for her appearances on Channel 4's Network 7 and BBC Two's Rough Guide - has died after a short illness.
According to her family, the 61-year-old had been undergoing treatment at a central London hospital.
Devine's real name was Kim Taylor, and she was born in Hemel Hempstead in 1957.
Famous for her unique TV presenting style, and for permanently wearing sunglasses and her outre style, she was a key presenter on Network 7, a short-lived but influential youth music and current affairs programme screened on Channel 4 for two seasons in 1987 and 1988.
She went on to present Rough Guide and Reportage on BBC Two in the 1990s and her other credits include presenting ITV documentary series Young, Gifted and Broke from 1999 to 2001.
In a statement, her family remembered her as "a talented writer and stylish on-screen presence who was greatly admired by her many friends and colleagues for her creativity and wit."
She is survived by her father Gerald Taylor, her sisters Gillian and Georgina and her brother Nicholas. She had no children.
Sankha Guha, who worked with Devine on Rough Guide and other programmes, said she was "an icon for a generation . . . who invited attention and sometimes hostility for her bold look and style.
"She used her public persona to tell stories about the world that mattered to her and inspired a whole generation to travel with a sense of adventure and an open mind."
