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Emily Hartridge: TV presenter and YouTube star dies in crash | Emily Hartridge: TV presenter and YouTube star dies in crash |
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Stars including Davina McCall and Calum Best have paid tribute to TV presenter and YouTuber Emily Hartridge who has been killed in a crash in south London. | Stars including Davina McCall and Calum Best have paid tribute to TV presenter and YouTuber Emily Hartridge who has been killed in a crash in south London. |
She is believed to be the victim of a crash involving an electric scooter and lorry in Battersea on Friday. | |
A tribute on the 35-year-old's Instagram page described her as someone who "touched so many lives". | |
She had more than 340,000 YouTube subscribers to her channel and a big presence on Twitter and Instagram. | She had more than 340,000 YouTube subscribers to her channel and a big presence on Twitter and Instagram. |
Her channel offered health and lifestyle advice, and she founded the YouTube show '10 Reasons Why'. | |
She had also fronted a 4OD documentary on turning 30. | |
A statement on Hartridge's Instagram page said: "Emily was involved in an accident yesterday and passed away. | |
"We all loved her to bits and she will never be forgotten." | "We all loved her to bits and she will never be forgotten." |
McCall said in a response to the post on Instagram announcing the death: "My heart goes out to Emily's family and friends. Such a shock. Sending you love and prayers." | |
Best wrote that it was "so sad and he was so sorry". | |
A biography on the website of Insanity Group, her management agency, reveals she had a "huge interest in mental health and fitness". | |
"Following a very difficult period, she turned her life around," the bio said. | |
"One of the positive outcomes of her breakdown" was that it became her "mission to remove the stigma surrounding anxiety and depression", the article says. |