{"id":36695,"date":"2023-09-11T11:43:36","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T09:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1887010"},"modified":"2023-09-11T12:44:56","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T10:44:56","slug":"this-morning-guest-matty-lock-dies-aged-19-show-pays-tribute","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/this-morning-guest-matty-lock-dies-aged-19-show-pays-tribute\/","title":{"rendered":"This Morning guest Matty Lock dies aged 19, show pays tribute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> He appeared on the show to talk about his love for vacuum cleaners. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Katelyn Mensah\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 11 September 2023 at 09:43 AM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Tributes have poured in for popular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/programmes\/this-morning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">This Morning<\/a> guest Matty Lock, who has died at 19 years old.<\/p>\n<p>Matty Lock was a Labour councillor in his hometown Maghull in Merseyside, and appeared on This Morning offering reviews on vacuums, something that was a passion of his.<\/p>\n<p>Following the news, This Morning paid tribute to the teenager. A statement on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CxA1QwcIon6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a> read: \u201cEveryone at This Morning is shocked and saddened to hear of the passing of Matty Lock, aged just 19.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe 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\u2019d turned a childhood hobby into a career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will miss him and send our condolences to his family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This Morning host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/people\/holly-willoughby\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Holly Willoughby<\/a> also paid her respects to Lock, posting on her Instagram Story: \u201cSo shocked and saddened to hear the news today. Matty was a wonderful person with a true passion for what he did. My love goes out to his friends and family at what must be a very difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/people\/rylan-clark-neal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rylan Clark<\/a> paid tribute and said: \u201cGod that\u2019s really sad. Sending love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Labour North West also paid tribute to the councillor on social media. The post read: \u201cOn behalf of UK Labour, I want to express our deepest condolences at the loss of Cllr Matty Lock.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe had his whole life ahead of him, with huge potential who I know was admired and loved across our party. Out thoughts are with his mum and dad and family at this difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On behalf of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UKLabour?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UKLabour<\/a>, I want to express our deepest condolences at the loss of Cllr Matty Lock.<br\/><br\/>He had his whole life ahead of him, with huge potential who I know was admired and loved across our party. <br\/><br\/>Our thoughts are with his mum and dad and family at this difficult time. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f8WDZfsas6\">pic.twitter.com\/f8WDZfsas6<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Labour North West (@LabourNorthWest) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LabourNorthWest\/status\/1700553624319819993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 9, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>Deputy leader of the Labour Party Angela Rayner, also paid tribute. \u201cIncredibly sad news, Matty did so much for his community,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AngelaRayner\/status\/1700534377011143109\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a>. \u201cMy love and prayers are with his friends and family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Labour MP for Sefton Central, Bill Esterson, paid further tribute to Lock on his Twitter page, sharing photos of the late councillor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve spent the day reflecting on Matty\u2019s life and reading the beautiful comments from friends and strangers,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bill_Esterson\/status\/1700937450728624576\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a>. \u201cRarely has anyone so young generated so much affection.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"Vacuum Cleaner review and test challenge with Matthew Lock - 1st March 2023\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YqJRN94-wB8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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