This Morning star's heartbreaking final video revealed just hours before tragic death on Air India crash
Fiongal Greenlaw-Meek, 39, appeared twice on the ITV daytime show earlier this year, discussing the healthy lifestyle company he founded with his husband Jamie Meek, 45.
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The couple were among the passengers who passed away when the flight crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad on June 12, bound for Gatwick.
In the chilling final clip filmed at Ahmedabad airport, Fiongal and Jamie, dressed in floral shirts and visibly happy, reflect on their trip.
Fiongal says: 'We are at the airport just boarding. Goodbye India. Ten-hour flight back to England. What was your biggest takeaway Jamie?'
Jamie responds: 'I don't know,' prompting Fiongal's laughter and a teasing, 'Thanks for your contribution.'
Fiongal jokes that his main lesson was 'don't lose your patience with your partner,' to which Jamie smiles and replies, 'You snapped at me at the airport for having chai.'
Passengers mill in the background as Fiongal adds, 'I'm going back to Britain happily, happily calm.'
This Morning paid tribute to Fiongal during Friday's broadcast.
Co-presenter Alison Hammond added: 'Of the 242 people on board, 241 lost their lives, including 52 from the UK, making it the worst aviation disaster involving British nationals since the 9/11 attacks.'
Martin Frizell, former editor of This Morning, posted a touching tribute on Instagram, sharing a photo of Fiongal smiling alongside Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley.
He wrote: 'So, so sad to hear that Fiongal Greenlaw Meek and his partner are reported to be among the passengers and crew killed today on board the Air India flight bound for Gatwick.
"I remember his visit to the studio in January, he was passionate about auras and although I'm a sceptical sort his vibrancy and sheer enthusiasm won folk over.
"And I know for a fact that he hoped to use his appearance on This Morning to build his Wellness brand, he had a great future ahead of him.
"Thoughts are with his family and friends and those of his partner Jamie.'
Jamie's brother Nick Meek told MailOnline: 'We were expecting him home tonight. He should have landed at 6.30pm and then driven up for about 11pm to get his dog who is staying with our Mum.
"She is not in a good way. It is all very raw for her at the moment. It's a lot to take in and we only heard this news a couple of hours ago."
Jamie and Fiongal, who lived in London and ran the wellness brand the Wellness Foundry, had been in India for about 10 days on a wellness retreat.
Nick said: 'They both worked in holistics and had their own business.'
Although Jamie had been to India before, this was their first trip as a couple since marrying in 2022.
They lived together in Ramsgate, Kent.
Earlier social media posts from the couple showed their experiences in Ahmedabad, including a seven-hour car journey to a stunning hotel.
In one clip, Fiongal lies on a large bed beside a giant swing, describing the hotel as 'beautiful' and saying he felt 'very, very happy.'
Their time in India was captured in a series of posts showing henna tattoos, shopping for fabrics and gifts, and riding in a tuk-tuk through busy streets.
On their final night, Fiongal reflected: 'So, it's our last night in India and we've had a magical experience. Some mind-blowing things have happened.
We are going to put all this together and create a vlog. It's my first ever vlog about the whole trip and we want to share it.'
Jamie added: 'We have been on quite a journey and then spending our last night here in this beautiful hotel, it's really been a great way to round off the trip.'
The Wellness Foundry, founded by Fiongal in 2018 after a spiritual awakening triggered by illness, specialises in tarot and psychic readings, reiki, and other alternative therapies.
The company's website says Fiongal sought healing 'beyond conventional methods' and explored practices that 'resonated deeply within his soul.'
While the exact cause of the horrific Air India crash is not yet known, speculation continues to swirl online.
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner with 242 passengers on board - including 53 Brits and 11 children - smashed into a doctors' hostel in the west of India on Thursday.
One of Flight AI171's two "black boxes" has reportedly been recovered - which should provide crucial evidence on the fateful minutes between the plane leaving the airport terminal to it's impact.
The black box will provide technical information on details like time, speed, altitude and heading.
And the cockpit voice recorder may also offer vital clues such as any conversation between the two pilots, any engine noises or bangs, stall warnings or sounds of other equipment.
The crash killed at least 265 people - including those on board and locals on the ground.
As crash investigators begin to pour over that data, The Sun looks at six main theories as potential causes for India's worst ever aviation disaster.
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