Gogglebox fans devastated by tragic news of iconic star, Mummy Pat's death

Fans of the Channel 4 show Gogglebox are devastated as one of the stars passed away over the weekend after dealing with a ‘long illness’.

Gogglebox Mummy Pat death
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Gogglebox Mummy Pat death

Goggleboxis a popular TV show on Channel 4 where you watch people watching TV. The show has been running since 2013 and some of the stars have been on the show since the very beginning.

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As people watch, they have certain households that they prefer as you would with any show. However, it has sadly been announced that one of the stars, Pat Webb has sadly died. The news was shared on social media by her son and Gogglebox buddy, Stephen Webb as well as Gogglebox’s official Instagram page.

Gogglebox’s Pat Webb has died

Gogglebox took to social media to announce that Pat Webb had died over the weekend. The statement explained that ‘Mummy Pat’ had died at the age of 75 after ‘a long illness’. It is not specified what the long illness was.

CGogglebox's statement read:

We are deeply saddened to announce that Gogglebox star Mummy Pat Webb passed away this weekend at the age of 75 after a long illness. Pat was a much loved cast member on the show from series 10 -12 alongside her son Stephen.
Mummy Pat will be remembered and missed by her children Stephen, Denise, Sharon, Beverley and the extended family. Our thoughts are with the family who have requested privacy at this sad time.

Pat’s son, and fellow Gogglebox star Stephen Webb also paid tribute to Pat and shared a loving message on Instagram with several photos of the mother-son duo. He wrote:

Mummy Pat, you were one in a million, took everyone at face value, would share your last fiver with a stranger, the salt of the earth and the absolute centre of our world! Rest in peace mum ❤️

How long was Pat Webb on Gogglebox?

As per Sky News, Pat Webb joined Gogglebox in 2018, after Stephen’s friend, Christopher Seed decided to leave the show allegedly due to the pair having a falling out.

After 10 years on the show, Stephen announced he was leaving the show with his husband, Daniel, who joined him in 2019.

After the news was shared that Mummy Pat had died, many Gogglebox fans took to social media to express their condolences.

On Stephen’s post, fans wrote:

Aw I loved your mum on gogglebox you two were brilliant together, so v sorry to hear this sad news ❤️
We loved you and Pat she only had to be on screen for one second and you knew you would laugh at loud ❤️

Former Gogglebox star Lisa Baggs commented:

Oh Stephen I’m so sorry ! Your mum was so funny when you were both on Gogglebox 💕sending you ,Daniel and your family so much love x x x

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Sources used:

Metro: ‘Gogglebox star dies aged 75 after ‘long illness’

Sky News: ‘Gogglebox star Pat Webb dies aged 75 after long illness’

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