Bill Oddie's daughter Kate Hardie pays tribute to her father after he died aged 85 as she praises his artistic talents and details her similar suffering with mental health

Bill Oddie's daughter Kate Hardie has paid tribute to her father after he died aged 85 on Monday.The actress, 58, praised the comedian-turned-ornithologist's artistic talents in a lengthy Instagram post on Wednesday.Kate, who made an account just to post the tribute, also detailed her similar suffering with her own mental health struggles just like her father.She wrote: 'Getting some follow requests and I suspect it's about the old fellah with the beard who photo bombed me here! I only use instagram to look at birds and am not into posting here. 'But I'm opening this portal up for a day ( will then bugger off again) to say - He was bloody amazing, he made no secret of his struggles and it's been a complex thing having OBEOneBillOddie as a dad but also a total honour if not a little intimidating as he was talented in a way I still can't fathom. 'If you don't know his music - google it! It's not just comedy songs he was musical to his very core with a vast knowledge and incredible self taught skill - if you don't know his art - search it out he was an incredible artist - sketches and the most delicate brilliant paintings.'If you don't know his comedy rewatch some (with the usual seventies caveat that some of it is a bit bloody dubious here and there regarding race gender etc) Bill Oddie's daughter Kate Hardie, 58, has paid tribute to her father after he died aged 85 on Monday (pictured together) The actress, 58, praised the comedian-turned-ornithologist's artistic talents in a lengthy Instagram post on Wednesday (pictured with his first wife Jean)'If you don't know about his wildlife knowledge and advocacy work follow any UK wildlife profile right now and find out about it. 'Thanks so much in advance for your care and wishes but if you don't know about his fragile marbles and all he dealt with read some of dads interviews where he talks of them - I have had my own marble struggles and the crazy a**e world of social media I found (eventually!!) - apart from the bird photos - does little for them so I'll be out of here again sharpish.'Do ya self a favour and go and listen to him singing Ilklei Mah Ba Tat in a pitch perfect impression of Joe Cocker singing 'help from my friends' and see where it leads you. Listen to the radio version of his Who do You think You Are and see where he came from. 'There is much joy and awe to be found in a Bill Oddie rabbit hole and I'll miss him very very much.'She added: 'I've been so focused on trying to be with and to play my part in supporting dad at the end of his life I haven't been able to reflect and truly relish all that life entailed.'It's been deeply moving and just a bit overwhelming to see how much he is loved and how many different varieties of impact he had. His legacy is definitely something to behold!'Bill is survived by his second wife, Laura Beaumont-Giles, and their musician daughter Rosie, as well as his two daughters, Bonnie, a choreographer, and Kate, an actress, from his first marriage to the late jazz singer Jean Hart. Kate, going by the surname Hardie, a blend of her mother's surname and Oddie, starred in The Krays alongside Gary and Martin Kemp and in Mona Lisa with Bob Hoskins. Bill said that when he died he wanted to be remembered as someone 'who told the truth' and 'made good television programmes that touched people'.The wildlife presenter, conservationist and comedian first found fame as a member of comedy trio The Goodies alongside Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden. Kate, who made an account just to post the tribute, also detailed her similar suffering with her own mental health struggles just like her father Bill in the garden of his home in Hampstead - close to the heath where he listened to birds and wanted his ashes spreadHe also wrote jokes and music for a succession of hit shows, including satirical TV programme That Was The Week That Was.Later in life, Bill won over a new generation of fans through his wildlife television work, while campaigning on environmental issues and raising awareness of mental health, drawing on his own experiences of depression and bipolar disorder.Bill, who was born in Rochdale and raised in Birmingham, was beloved by viewers, particularly for his work on BBC nature programmes Springwatch and Autumnwatch, Birding With Bill Oddie and Bill Oddie Goes Wild.The last photograph of Britain's 'best-loved birder' was posted on Instagram by his youngest child, Rosie, in a birthday tribute to her partner in September 2020. A smiling Bill is seen raising a cup beside his wife Laura and daughter Rosie.That same year, he almost died after being poisoned by lithium, which he took to manage the mental health problems that led to several admissions to psychiatric hospitals, including after he was replaced on Springwatch and Autumnwatch by Chris Packham in 2008.Being dropped from the shows pained him so deeply that he could no longer bear to watch a programme he had once loved. He said the BBC's decision, combined with his mother being institutionalised for much of his youth, meant: 'I've lost my family twice.'The broadcaster's final TV appearance was on Channel 5's Celebrity Britain By Barge in 2020, alongside record producer Pete Waterman and broadcasters Anne Diamond and Jennie Bond.