Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary pay emotional tribute to This Morning star feared dead in Air India plane crash
AN emotional tribute was paid to a This Morning star on the show today as he is feared dead in the Air India plane crash.
The Air India flight crash killed at least 265 people, including those on board and locals on the ground, with This Morning star Fiongal Greenlaw, 39, one of the passengers feared dead.
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Fiongal and his husband Jamie Meek, 45, are understood to have been onboard the flight which was due to land at London 's Gatwick Airport.
The aircraft went down shortly after take off, with one known survivor walking away from the crash.
Fiongal and Jamie, who are known for being wellness gurus, were enjoying a holiday together in India.
The pair founded wellness branded together, which had previously been promoted on This Morning.
Fiongal appeared on the show earlier this year.
On today's show, at the top of the episode, Dermot O'Leary and Alison Hammond paid tribute.
Dermot explained that Fiongal "appeared on This Morning twice this year" adding: "We loved his energy that he brought to the studio.
"Fiongal was on board the plane with his husband."
Dermot then spoke about how the couple shared videos online before they boarded plane.
"Our thoughts and our prayers go to their loved ones and all those affected by this terrible tragedy."
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He made an appearance on the ITV Daytime show back in January.
During the episode, he gave hosts Ben and Cat a reading on their auras.
This comes after former This Morning editor Martin Frizell shared a moving tribute.
Sharing a snap of Fiongal posing with Ben and Cat from the show, Martin penned: "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."
He continued: "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."
Back in January after Fiongal appeared on the show, he took to social media to share his excitement.
Sharing the post on his wellness brand's Instagram, Wellness Foundry, the caption of the post read: "So this happened ...
"The biggest gig so far!
"Fiongal on This Morning - it was very nerve-wracking but he was honoured to chat about one of his favourite topics to such a big audience."
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