Gogglebox viewers were left emotional after a heartfelt message aired at the end of Friday’s episode.
Although fans were thrilled to see the hit Channel 4 show return for a new series, they were left heartbroken when it ended with a touching tribute to show star Pat Webb, mother of Stephen Lustig-Webb.
Pat, who appeared with her son Stephen in series 10 to 12, died last month at the age of 75.
As the credits rolled, a photo of Stephen and his beloved mother appeared on the show with the caption: ‘IN LOVING MEMORY Mummy Pat Webb 1948 – 2024.’
Gogglebox viewers were left emotional after a heartbreaking message aired at the end of the episode
While fans were thrilled to see the return of the hit Channel 4 series, Friday’s episode ended with a moving tribute to show star Pat Webb, mother of Stephen Lustig-Webb, leaving fans in tears.
Fans were emotional after the heartfelt note and took to X, formerly Twitter, to pay tribute and remember the show’s beloved star.
They wrote: ‘Sad to hear Pat Webb has passed away, she was hilarious #Gogglebox’.
‘RIP Pat Webb… you were great in Gogglebox, I can’t believe we’ve lost another star.’
‘Awww dedicated to the wonderfully funny mum Pat Webb. God bless you, knock on #Googlebox.” ‘RIP Pat Webb #Gogglebox.’
“Ohh, RIP Mom Pat Webb! #gogglebox’ and ‘Aww mama Pat Webb #Gogglebox’.
Stephen, 52, who appeared on the show for ten years before leaving in 2023, took to Instagram after his mother’s death to share a sweet photo of them together.
He wrote: ‘Mama Pat, you were one in a million, took everyone for granted, would share your last fiver with a stranger, the salt of the earth and the absolute center of our world! Rest in peace mommy.’
Fans were emotional after the heartfelt note and took to Twitter to pay their tributes and remember the show’s beloved star
Pat died this weekend aged 75 after a ‘long illness’ – her son Stephen, who also appears on the show, paid tribute to her on Instagram on Monday
The official Gogglebox account shared this message on Twitter shortly afterwards
Stephen shared this sweet message alongside the photo as fans of the show offered their condolences
From 2019 to 2023, Stephen appeared with his husband Daniel (right)
Stephen was one of the series’ longest-running stars, joining when the series first started in 2013, but left last year to take part in Dancing On Ice (L-R: Stephen with fellow DOI stars Ricky Norwood and Amber Davies )
However, in a shocking turn of events, Stephen was forced to withdraw after breaking his left ankle during training
The news was also announced on Gogglebox’s social media page.
A statement read: ‘We are deeply saddened to announce that Gogglebox star Mummy Pat Webb passed away this weekend at the age of 75 after a long illness.
‘Pat was a much-loved cast member on the show from series 10 -12, along with her son Stephen.
“Mum Pat will be remembered and missed by her children Stephen, Denise, Sharon, Beverley and the extended family.
“Our thoughts are with the family who have requested privacy at this sad time.”
Pat’s fans took to the comments on the post to share their condolences after the sad news was announced on social media.
They said: ‘Ah, I loved your mum on Gogglebox, you two were great together. I am very sorry to hear this sad news.”
“Omg, I’m so sorry. She was such a character in Gogglebox.”
‘Oh Stefan, I’m so sorry! Your mum was so funny when you were both on Gogglebox. Sending so much love to you, Daniel and your family.”
Pat joined Gogglebox after Stephen’s ex-partner Chris Steed left the program in 2018.
From 2019 to 2023, Stephen appeared with his husband Daniel.
Stephen was one of the series’ longest-running stars when it first started in 2013.
The sad news comes after Stephen announced he and Daniel were leaving the show last year.
Stephen confirmed he would not be returning to Gogglebox after leaving to join Dancing On Ice.
He said at the time: ‘It’s been ten years and it’s time to move on and see what else is out there.
‘We filmed our final scenes in the last series and they have already been shown. There are a few possibilities in the pipeline, but I’m not going to say too much about them yet.
‘If I were approached I would love to do Celeb Bear Grylls, I think I could handle that very well.’
“But the worst part of the experience would be eating things; something like rats would be my nightmare.’
However, in a shocking turn of events, Stephen was forced to withdraw after breaking his left ankle during training.
In October last year he was rushed to Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth, where doctors told him he had broken his left ankle and would be on crutches for at least the next three months.
The TV personality underwent surgery to place metal plates in his ankle for extra support.