This Morning’s Holly Willoughby and Dermot O’Leary pay tribute to Matty Lock live on air after ITV star’s sudden death

HOLLY Willoughby and Dermot O’Leary today paid tribute to This Morning star Matty Lock following his shocking death at the weekend.

Matty, who was just 19, first appeared on This Morning three years ago to talk about his hobby of collecting vacuum cleaners.

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Dermot and Holly opened the show paying tribute to Matty. Credits: ITVMatty Lock who died at only 19 years old

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Matty Lock who died aged just 19 Credit: ITV

Today, Dermot, 50, and Holly, 42, opened the show with touching words about him.

Dermot said: “We have some heartbreaking and terrible news to share with you this morning.

“One of the This Morning family, Matty Lock, passed away this weekend.”

Holly added: “He was a much-loved member of the This Morning family and never failed to bring joy to our studio, with an infectious passion for technology and gadgets that was truly unique.”

She added: “Our deepest condolences to his family.”

Holly was the first to pay tribute to Matty on social media yesterday.

She wrote: “Everyone at This Morning is shocked and saddened by the news of the death of Matty Lock, who was just 19 years old.

“He was a wonderful young man, a pleasure to work with, and his passion for vacuum cleaners and general mechanics was infectious.

“His family came to the studio and they were so proud that he turned a childhood hobby into a career.”

And Rylan Clark, who appeared on the ITV daytime show, commented: “My God, that’s really sad. Sending love x”

Matty was a popular member of the Labor Party in Sefton and Merseyside and was recently elected as a Town Councilor in Maghull. He was also a parish councilor in Lidijat.

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Matty tragically passed away at the weekend at just 19 years old

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Matty tragically passed away this weekend aged just 19 Credits: Rex

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