 During the course of the interview, Noakes tearfully revealed that Shep had died three days before.In the 2000s, Noakes trained in the Michel Thomas method of language tuition, and then became a language tutor, specialising in Romance languages.In 1999, Noakes co-hosted an ITV series entitled "Mad About Pets" and in 2004, he took part in the Living TV reality TV show "I'm Famous and Frightened!