{"id":129989,"date":"2023-09-11T16:10:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T16:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=129989"},"modified":"2023-09-11T16:10:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T16:10:04","slug":"this-mornings-holly-willoughby-and-dermot-oleary-pay-tribute-to-matty-lock-live-on-air-after-itv-stars-sudden-death-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/tv-and-movies\/this-mornings-holly-willoughby-and-dermot-oleary-pay-tribute-to-matty-lock-live-on-air-after-itv-stars-sudden-death-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"This Morning's Holly Willoughby and Dermot O'Leary pay tribute to Matty Lock live on air after ITV star's sudden death | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
HOLLY Willoughby and Dermot O'Leary today paid tribute to This Morning star Matty Lock following his shock death at the weekend. <\/p>\n
Matty, who was just 19, first appeared on This Morning three years ago to talk about his hobby of collecting vacuum cleaners. <\/p>\n
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Today Dermot, 50, and Holly, 42, opened the show with some touching words about him. <\/p>\n
Dermot said: "We've got some heartbreaking and horrible news to share with you this morning. <\/p>\n
"One of the This Morning family members, Matty Lock, passed away this weekend."<\/p>\n
Holly added: "He was a much loved member of This Morning family and never failed to bring joy to our studio, with an infectious passion for technology and gadgets, which was truly unique."<\/p>\n
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She added: "We send our deepest condolences to his family."<\/p>\n
Holly first paid tribute to Matty yesterday on social media. <\/p>\n
She wrote: "Everyone at This Morning is shocked and saddened to hear of the passing of Matty Lock, aged just 19.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was a delightful young man, a joy to work with and his passion for vacuum cleaners and general mechanics was infectious.<\/p>\n
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