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TV presenter Emily Hartridge killed in crash aged 35

Tributes have poured in

TV presenter and YouTube star Emily Hartridge has been killed in a road accident.

Emily, 35, is believed to have passed away on Friday morning after she was involved in a collision in South London.

Her devastated family shared the news on Emily’s Instagram account on Saturday.

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The statement read: “Hi everyone. This is a horrible thing to have to say over Instagram but we know many of you were expecting to see Emily today and this is the only way to contact you all at once.

“Emily was involved in an accident yesterday and passed away. We all loved her to bits and she will never be forgotten.

“She has touched so many lives it’s hard to imagine things without her. She was a very special person xxx.”

Davina McCall was among the celebrities to lead tributes to the star.

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‘EMILY, ARE YOU A MAN?’ 💪🏻🙄 • Someone messaged me this on Instagram last week and it doesn’t upset me ❌ I just think it’s LAUGHABLE 🤣 • This is 2019, how are some of us still stuck in the 1800s 🤦🏻‍♀️ • I don’t believe there are such things as ‘Manly’ or ‘feminine’, what a crock of 💩 • Those terms were merely created by society years ago and much like sheep, we have all followed these rules for centuries 🙄 • Men go to work. Women stay home and cook. Men bring in the money. Women look after the children. Men are the bosses. Women are the assistants. Men drink the drinks. Women bring them the drinks. Men play sports. Women watch. Men drive the cars, women sit in the passenger seat. Men have muscles. Women need to stay thin…….BORE OFF MATE 🤚🏽 • We as women have come so far but there are STILL some men around who just can’t handle what strong ass mother f*ckers we have become 🤟🏼 • Just so you know, all those comments do is make us want to look stronger and be stronger 💪🏻 • I have never adhered to societal norms and I am certainly not going to start now 🙅🏻‍♀️ • Whenever I get comments like this, I just think how sad that you are constantly scrolling on your computer or phone looking for someone to upset whilst we are out in the REAL WORLD living our lives 😁 • Now can someone please pass me a dumbbell? And make it a heavy one 🏋️‍♂️ ________________________________________________ #strong #strength #muscles #motivation #abs #lean #goals #female #empowerment #femaleempowerment #truth #positivity #positivethinking #body #fit #beautiful #fitnessgirl #boxing #girlswhobox #yoga #yogi

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The presenter wrote: “My heart goes out to Emily’s family and friends. Such a shock. Sending you love and prayers.”

Made In Chelsea star Ashley James also said: “Sending you all so much love. So devastated.”

Celebrity Big Brother star Calum  Best added: “Jesus Christ no way this is so sad I’m so sorry.”

Emily was a personal trainer and had hosted the Channel 4 show [Bleep] I’m 30 as well as her own YouTube channel which had over 300,000 subscribers.

She also presented a string of online shows.

Emily had a YouTube channel (Credit: YouTube)

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Just a couple of days ago, Emily had posted a sweet photo to Twitter with her niece.

She had captioned the post: “Yesterday I hung out with my gorgeous nephew Arlo and niece Winter. We hugged, we laughed, we played, Arlo called me a fat pig.

“It was a much needed distraction from the hormonal/tired/bloated/emotional state I am currently in. Who knows, one day hopefully I’ll have my own.”

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