TV Psychic Derek Acorah 's website still continued to offer grievers £3 a-text messages weeks after his death.

The self-styled spiritual medium, who starred in CelebrityBig Brother and the Most Haunted series, passed away earlier this month from sepsis brought on by pneumonia.

But the late psychic's website made no note of his death, and continued dishing out generic readings at a standard rate of £3 per text.

The legitimacy of the website is now being questioned by many after it was quickly taken down after the Sunday Mail contacted the late psychic's PR manager yesterday, reported Daily Record .

The slippery website invited customers to text “Derek” to receive “psychic readings straight to your phone” - despite Derek's passing.

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When a reporter posed as a bereaved relative seeking a reading from 'Derek' after the death of a fictitious relative, a series of three messages arrived back in minutes at a cost of £1 each.

One message read: “Welcome darling. He has been trying to contact you and is coming through to sit with you now. He says that he is worried that you tend to allow yourself to get into ruts in life.”

The final of three texts said “More darling”, to which the reporter responded “Yes please, Derek”.

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Another three premium rate texts were sent back, with one advising: “He says that you will never know what you like or are capable of, if you are not willing to try new things.”

It has also been reported that Acorah's spokesman refused to comment on the record about the mishap, but threatened legal action if the story was ran.

It comes as the psychic's death took a major toll on his wife Gwen, who was left heartbroken after he husband's passing.

Although the widow remains "in shock", she says she’s already talking to him ­beyond the grave.

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In her first interview, Gwen, 71, told the Sunday People: “Derek believed life goes on in another dimension. There’s an element of comfort in that because it’s not a big blank wall and he’s gone.

“I keep thinking I must pick up the phone and tell Derek. I ­actually do tell him. I talk to him.

“People may think I’m mad. I've nagged him all his life so why shouldn't I continue?”

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Gwen movingly told how she held her husband’s hand in ­hospital after he was admitted with flu-like symptoms, certain he would pull through.

But 48 hours later he had died of sepsis after a severe bout of pneumonia, leaving her bereft.

Mirror Online has contacted Derek Acorah's estate for comment.

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