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

Ken was born in 1948 in Consett, County Durham and worked as a postmaster for 30 years before becoming a local councillor.

During his first appearance on Gogglebox, Ken presented his wife Anne with a bouquet of 50 roses, one for every year they had been married.

Anne joked: "You have put me to shame now with a card and roses, and I got you nothing. But you have me and that’s all you need.”

Rest in peace.