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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. | 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". | 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 interviewed A-listers such as Hugh Jackman and Eddie Redmayne. | Her channel offered health and lifestyle advice, and she founded the YouTube show '10 Reasons Why'. She had interviewed A-listers such as Hugh Jackman and Eddie Redmayne. |
| Hartridge 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. | 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." | 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". | Best wrote that it was "so sad and he was so sorry". |
| Months prior to her death she had told The Sun of her decision to freeze her eggs and hopes of becoming a mum. | Months prior to her death she had told The Sun of her decision to freeze her eggs and hopes of becoming a mum. |
| On Thursday she had shared an video of herself with a boyfriend on Instagram. | On Thursday she had shared an video of herself with a boyfriend on Instagram. |
| 'Funny and kind' | 'Funny and kind' |
| A biography on the website of Insanity Group, her management agency, reveals she had a "huge interest in mental health and fitness". | 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. | "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", it added. | "One of the positive outcomes of her breakdown" was that it became her "mission to remove the stigma surrounding anxiety and depression", it added. |
| TV historian Greg Jenner tweeted he was "deeply saddened" by the death. | TV historian Greg Jenner tweeted he was "deeply saddened" by the death. |
| "I met @emilyhartridge on a train 5 years ago, and by the end of the journey we'd shared all sorts of things about our mental health and insomnia," he said. | "I met @emilyhartridge on a train 5 years ago, and by the end of the journey we'd shared all sorts of things about our mental health and insomnia," he said. |
| "She was funny, kind, and open-hearted." | "She was funny, kind, and open-hearted." |