His career as a medium was punctuated by allegations of fakery and he also attracted controversy over a number of seances during which he reportedly made contact with high-profile figures.

[7] Acorah claimed that his first experience with spiritualism happened when he was six, when he said he saw his deceased grandfather in his grandmother's house.

[1] Acorah attended secondary school at Warwick Bolam, and was a keen footballer in his youth, firstly playing for Bootle Boys and then, Wrexham's academy side when he was thirteen.

When Hughes turned up late for training the next day, having written the car off, Shankly had heard of Acorah's mediumship and told him, "Son, where did you get all this from?

[1] Acorah never made an appearance for the first team, and briefly turned out for the reserves, before being released by his hometown club.

He discussed the situation with his wife, and they made the move, where he played for USC Lion in the South Australian State League.

[14][15] In 2002, Acorah also featured in the television series Antiques Ghost Show, and in 2004 he was presented with the Variety Club of Great Britain's Multichannel TV Personality of the Year Award.

Yvette Fielding, a presenter and executive producer of Most Haunted, initially stated "there is no acting on this programme, none whatsoever.

These names were created by the show's then-resident sceptic and parapsychologist Ciarán O'Keeffe in a successful attempt to expose Acorah.

In May 2012, Acorah claimed to have received a psychic message from Madeleine McCann via a 'spirit guide', stating that the child had died some time ago but would soon be reincarnated.

[31] In March 2014, he was convicted of driving without due care and attention and failing to provide a breath sample following a car crash.

Acorah had failed a roadside breath test but refused to give the required sample at a police station.