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Dermot O'Leary was seen leading a tribute to one of This Morning's former stars following their sad death.

The presenter confirmed the passing of Dave King early into Friday's (November 21) programme. He was an ex-Metropolitan police officer who had a unique passion for accurately predicting the weather and appeared many times on the ITV show.

Opening This Morning's daily news segment, the presenter, who was joined by co-host Rochelle Humes, said: "We're starting off paying tribute to the wonderful weather guru Dave King, who sadly passed last Friday, aged 85.

"He was a beloved member of the This Morning family for nearly a decade. He had incredible weather predictions, a warm and friendly demeanour. We're sending all our love to his son Trevor and daughter-in-law S

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