Who was Charlie Watkins, how did the Take Me Out contestant die and how did Paddy McGuiness mark his death on the show?
TAKE Me Out contestant Charlie Watkins tragically killed himself after an appearance on the hit ITV dating show.
The 22-year-old university student committed suicide after winning a trip with a glamorous date to Tenerife in the programme.
Charlie's heartbroken family said he had battled mental health issues since the age of nine after his mother died and highlighted a Heads Together campaign supported by the Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry.
His relatives gave permission for the pre-recorded show featuring Charlie winning a date with Jo-Tara to go ahead.
After the show aired, his twin brother Harry shared a photo of them wearing matching dinner suits.
He wrote: “Words cannot express my feelings, but I feel this picture sums us up perfectly xx.”
His date with bubbly student Jo-Tara aired on the April 29 main show and the April 30 spin-off programme The Gossip.
Who was Charlie Watkins?
Charlie, from Colchester, Essex, was studying Criminology at the University of York.
He was a member of the uni's lacrosse team and had stood as an activities officer at the student union.
When applying for the role, Charlie wrote that he wanted to "strive to make students’ lives here outside academia a positive and easy experience", reported .
He described himself as an "experienced, charismatic and sociable guy".
Charlie jokingly went by the nickname "Chaz Man", and in his VT for Take Me Out claimed to be a descendant of Battle of Trafalgar hero Lord Admiral Nelson, adding he was a "bit of a big kid" who loved reading comics and playing video games.
It is reported he lived in a Georgian mansion, and his parents won an award from the Period Property website for its redesign.
Dozens of devastated pals paid tribute on social media to Charlie, who worked alongside his studies in a chocolate factory.
Friend Craig Greaves said: "Words can't describe how wonderful this man was.
"Charlie Watkins may have been the biggest idiot to everyone who knew him but he was also everyone's closest friend. His smile, charm and demeanour lit up the room.
"He made my time with the University of York Lacrosse Club fun, approachable and damn right stupid but I know for one he wouldn't want it any other way!
'"The world has lost a great person this week and we have lost a dear friend. Watch over us Chazman."
Another friend wrote: "The fact that so many people have said so many nice things about you says volumes about how much of a great person you were.
"Keep everyone laughing, as you always did."
How was his death marked by Take Me Out host Paddy McGuinness?
Host Paddy McGuinness tweeted after it aired: “Tonight’s Take Me Out is in memory of Charlie.
"A fantastic lad who I’m sure will be greatly missed by his wonderful friends & family. RIP.”
In honour of the tragic young man, Paddy, 43, did not make comments and jokes on Twitter during the programme as he usually does.
A special tribute was aired during the spin off show Take Me Out: The Gossip, hosted by Mark Wright, which focused on Charlie's trip to the "Isle of Fernando" with Jo-Tara who he picked from the line up.
Charlie's death announcement, published in the Telegraph, read: "Charlie beloved son to Tim and the late Sarah Watkins and twin brother to Harry, tragically taken from us on Monday 13 March."
In a statement his family said: “We have lost a very special young man who sadly never recovered from the tragic loss of his mother when he was only nine years old."
A MuchLoved.Com fundraising in his memory for the Mid and North Essex branch of the charity, which campaigns for support and respect for people suffering from mental health problems.
When was Charlie's date in Tenerife be aired?
His date with bubbly student Jo-Tara aired on the show on April 29 and the spin-off show on April 30.
Sources told Sun Online: “It was a really happy date and it went really well.”
ITV also confirmed that they would hold a tribute to him at the end of Mark Wright-fronted spin-off The Gossip after airing his date with bubbly Jo Tara on the fictional Isle of Fernando's.
In the trailer, the criminology student was seen smiling as he joined Mark, his co-host Laura Jackson, and the other contestants as they cheers with champagne, and then dancing with the group.
What has the inquest into Charlie's death found?
Charlie hanged himself a month after losing his chocolate factory job — because he took time off work to film the Take Me Out episode.
York Coroners' Court heard the Criminology graduate took a job at the chocolate museum and shop 'York Chocolate Story' for "a few months" after completing his degree.
But filming commitments for the dating show at Maidstone Studios, Kent, led to him being sacked as he was still in his probation period, the inquest heard.
His twin brother Harry said Charlie did not tell work about his whereabouts because couldn't have his phone with him during the Take Me Out filming.
He missed calls from work and had his employment terminated when he returned.
Charlie's lacrosse team mate and housemate Swabir Abdul Rahmam, 24, told the inquest: "He really loved his job at the chocolate factory - he was happy.
"But when he went to go film for the Take Me Out TV programme, he lost his job - they terminated his contract.
"He then had nothing to do apart from stay around the house and play on the XBOX and Playstation."
Adding: "He would have spent that time at work."
The inquest heard his family and friends confirm Charlie had self-harmed previously and taken anti-depressant medication in the past.
But Mr Rahmam said those days were behind him and at the time "he was cheerful and happy".
Charlie's psychiatrist Vivienne Sabre described him as "the life and soul of every party, but would suddenly retreat into the back of his mind moments later".
What is the Heads Together campaign?
After Charlie's death, his family referenced the Heads Together campaign which is being supported by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry.
The , led by The Royal Foundation in partnership with YoungMinds and seven other charities, wants to challenge the stigma around mental health and how it is perceived.
The Royals have commissioned ten films of celebrities explaining how opening up and talking about their problems benefited them.
Ruby Wax, Alastair Campbell, Mark Austin, Freddie Flintoff and Stephen Manderson - better known as Professor Green - all discuss their battles with mental health in the films.
Prince Harry, 32, admitted "shutting down" his feelings after his mum Princess Diana's died in 1997 and described how fun and humour helped him deal with the pain.
