EJ Osborne has died at the age of 45, his friends have confirmed. The Money for Nothing presenter passed away at Dorothy House Hospice near Bath, Somerset on Monday.
His cause of death has not yet been confirmed. In the BBC One show, EJ, who was a woodworker, and the rest of the team saved items from being binned and transformed them into pieces ready to be sold by guests on the programme.
His co-star Sarah Moore paid tribute to him on her Instagram account on Wednesday as she announced the sad news that he has passed away on behalf of his wife Anne-Marie.
Sarah wrote: "All of the @monfornothing team were devastated to hear the news that the fantastic, inspiring, chuckling and talented member of our TV family @hatchetandbear has passed
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