This Morning's Matty Lock was helping his local community in final picture before tragic death at 19

This Morning hosts Holly Willoughby and Josie Gibson have been left in fits of laughter at Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's portrait of them, as he joked that he had painted one of them as Ben Shephard. Laurence is known for his work as an interior designer on TV shows such as Changing Rooms, but appeared on This Morning on Thursday, 28 September, to tell how he was getting back to his fine art roots with a painting exhibition.

Josie Gibson has shone a big light on her This Morning co-stars and what she thinks of them, having been on-screen with many over the last few months since Phillip Schofield's departure from the show.The TV morning favourite shared her honest verdicts on lots of her co-star hosts, including Andi Peters and Rochelle Humes, and in classic Josie style, the loveable Bristolian presenter didn't have a bad word to say about anyone. When The Mirror asked the blonde beauty who her favourite co-host was, of course, praised them all. She said: "Dermot [O’Leary] is such a laugh and great with Reg when he comes on set.

A close friend of the late Dr Uchenna Okoye, who is known for appearing on This Morning, has said that the Dr had no "apparent health issues" before she collapsed and died last week.The 53 year old passed away on Friday September 15, and her family and friends are now waiting on a coroner's report to tell them what happened to her. In the week leading up to her death, Uchenna had been enjoying a busy week, her personal assistant Mars Webb confirmed. She had been at the theatre to watch the West End musical Moulin Rouge, and meeting with clients to promote her new Mysmile dental product.

Over the past 18 months, Josie Gibson has been a regular presenter on ITV’s This Morning and has co-hosted with a number of famous faces such as Holly Willoughby, Vernon Kay, Steve Jones and Andi Peters. But the former Big Brother star, 37, admits that out of the long list of celebs, she has one firm favourite - and that’s her long-time pal, Alison Hammond. When asked if she has preference of co-host, Josie admitted, “Of course I do and I have absolutely no qualms in saying it.

Miriam Margolyes has landed a new role on an iconic BBC show - days after causing chaos with a sweary guest appearance on This Morning. Harry Potter actress Miriam, 82, will star alongside David Tennant in new episodes of Doctor Who in the 60th anniversary specials that will air this November.The BBC said Miriam was set to be the voice behind the Meep, an "iconic creature" adapted from The Star Beast comic strip. After her new role was announced, Miriam said: "I'm relieved I got to work on Doctor Who before I died.” She added: "With sci-fi you never know.Thank you for making an old woman very happy." It comes after This Morning was taken off air on its ITV +1 repeat on Wednesday following the obscene language Mirriam used during her guest appearance as an agony aunt.

Work has reportedly begun on a new TV series that will showcase the drama surrounding Phillip Schofield’s affair, which led to his shocking exit from This Morning.The new “jaw-dropping” TV series is set to “mirror how the scandal unfolded”, including how he lied to his co-presenter and best friend Holly Willoughby, The Sun reported. A source told the publication: “A production company’s started work and they think the series would be a perfect fit for Channel 4. “The storyline will reflect what went on.

This Morning star Matty Lock was shown helping his local community in the final photograph of him before his tragic death at the age of 19. Matty, who was a member of the Labour party in Merseyside and was recently elected as a councillor in the town of Maghull, was pictured wearing a red high-vis vest while sweeping up rubbish and leaves from the ground in the newly unearthed snap. Matty’s death was announced at the weekend in a statement by This Morning, who described him as a 'delightful young man'.

A viewer of This Morning made an emotional appearance on the show to reveal that a live breast examination on an episode of the ITV programme in March saved her life. Priya Kaura, 40, was watching the show as cancer survivor Leeanne Adu appeared topless as Dr Sarah Kayat explained and demonstrated the best way for women to check their breasts for any sign of cancer. After watching and subsequently checking her own breasts, Priya discovered a lump which turned out to be a 5cm tumour that was cancerous.

This Morning paid an on air tribute to one of its guests who passed away at the age of 19. Matty Lock, who had a love of vacuum cleaners, sadly died at the weekend, and the show’s hosts Holly Willoughby and Dermot O’Leary paid tribute to him at the beginning of today’s programme.

This Morning led an emotional and heartbreaking tribute to former contributor Matty Lock following the news of his tragic passing at the age of 19.

ITV's This Morning has paid tribute to "delightful" guest Matty Lock, who has tragically passed away aged just 19.The daytime show has taken to social media to pay their respects to the teenager.They wrote: "Everyone at This Morning is shocked and saddened to hear of the passing of Matty Lock, aged just 19. "He was a delightful young man, a joy 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’d turned a childhood hobby into a career." The post continues: "We will miss him and send our condolences to his family." Presenter Holly Willoughby, 42, commented on the Instagram post to say: "Just so unbelievably sad… such a lovely and talented young man… sending my love to his friends and family, this must be such a difficult time." She also posted on her Instagram story, telling her followers: "So shocked and saddened to hear the news today.

This Morning presenter Craig Doyle has landed a new presenting gig that's very different from the daytime TV show. Craig, 52, who lives in his native Ireland, will present The National Football League programme on ITV, with his first appearance scheduled for Friday, 8 September at 8pm.

This Morning has been dealt a crushing blow after failing to scoop the Best Daytime Show at tonight's National Television Awards. Instead, BBC TV's The Repair Shop – a show where sentimental family heirlooms are restored by craftspeople – walked off with the coveted trophy during a ceremony at London's O2 Arena on Tuesday, 5 September.