This Morning star fights tears as viewers react to 'sad' tributes paid after death of Sam Rubin
13.05.2024 - 11:59
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This Morning viewers were left flooding social media with messages of condolences as the show paid an emotional tribute to Sam Rubin following his death. The programme returned on Monday (May 13) for the first time since the 64-year-old's sudden death was announced by his colleagues in the US.
The American veteran journalist "regularly broadcast live" into the ITV daytime show over the years, and was also an anchor for KTLA news in the US. They were the first to comment on the loss of Rubin and said it is "profoundly saddened" by the news of his death.
"Sam was a giant in the local news industry and the entertainment world, and a fixture of Los Angeles morning television for decades,” a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter, said. t continued: "His laugh, charm and caring personality touched all who knew him. Sam was a loving husband and father: the roles he cherished the most."
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This Morning also said in a statement on social media on Friday (May 10): "We have very heavy hearts this weekend with the news from Los Angeles that our Hollywood reporter Sam Rubin has died at the age of 64.
“Sam was an Emmy-winning entertainment correspondent and presenter for Los Angeles’ No 1 morning show on KTLA, and regularly broadcast live into This Morning. He woke up Tinseltown every day for decades with his likeable charm and knowledgeable take on the movie world, he was on first-name terms with the stars and became affectionately known as ‘Hollywood Sam’. We will miss him."
The ITV show then confirmed: "There will be a tribute to