Sunday Brunch host Tim Lovejoy brought the show to a sudden halt shortly after it started, as he announced some "tragic news". Just moments into the show, which aired on July 6, Tim took a moment to honour Diogo Jota. TheLiverpool footballer was tragically killed in a car accident this week just a fortnight after his wedding.

Tim and Simon dedicated the start of Sunday Brunch to the departed athlete, as Tim said: "Before we get on with the show, there has been some really tragic news this week about Diogo Jota, and being a Liverpool fan." Simon said: "It's shocking. Pete and I were talking in makeup. A human tragedy, a 28-year-old man, who has just got married and had two young children. I think the way in which the football community has come together is very very powerful."

Turning to Peter Hooton, one of the guests that day, Simon asked: "What do you think Pete?"

The singer and Liverpool fan replied: "The way people have rallied round. It's an absolutely devastating thing for everyone, for the family, for Liverpool fans and just football in general. You can see that with the Club World Cup, with all the tributes in America."

Ex-football star Stuart Douglas openly admitted his shock, remarking: "I couldn't believe it when I saw it and it just overshadowed everything and that became more important than anything else.

"More important than the World Cup, more important than the Euros because someone has lost their life and for the brothers I cannot imagine how his family are feeling. It's so sad."

Tim added a poignant note, saying: "Yes, thoughts go out to their family."

Diogo and his brother died in a car collision in Spain, with Guardia Civil issuing a statement: "The information we have so far is that the car, which was a Lamborghini, was in a road traffic accident and left the road due to a tyre blowout while overtaking.

"It was in the early hours, 00:30 BST, in the municipality of Cernadilla in the province of Zamora. The car caught on fire, and the two occupants were killed."