Gogglebox star Ken Harwood dies aged 77 as Channel 4 leads tributes

Gogglebox star Ken Harwood has died (Picture: Channel 4/PA Wire)

Gogglebox star Ken Harwood has died at the age of 77, Channel 4 has confirmed.

Issuing a statement ahead of this week’s episode, Studio Lambert, the production company behind the hugely popular show, said: ‘Ken will be dearly missed by his wife Anne, sons Simon and Ross, daughter-in-law Elle, grandchildren Freya and Tristram, and all who knew him.

‘There will be a tribute to Ken at the end of Channel 4’s episode on Gogglebox tonight.’

Harwood, from County Durham, died last week following a short illness.

He was a beloved Goggl...