TRIBUTES have been paid to Somerset-based star of daytime TV favourite Money For Nothing, EJ Osborne.

EJ - an abbreviation of Ethan-James - who specialised in woodworking projects, passed away last week at the age of 45.

No cause of death was given but a post on Osborne’s Instagram page said he spent the last three weeks of his life at Dorothy House hospice, near Bath.

The craftsman was best known for his work on Money For Nothing, a show in which dumped items are transformed into valuable pieces.

Osborne’s co-star on the show, Sarah Moore, paid tribute on social media and said the team is “devastated” by the loss of a “fantastic, inspiring, chuckling and talented” presenter.

Carla-Maria Lawson, head of BBC daytime and early-peak, said Osborne, who died on Monday, "lit up the screen".

She said: "EJ was a brilliant talent who brought a wealth of expertise as an artisan and lit up the screen with his charm, likeability and warmth as a presenter.

"He will be hugely missed by us all at BBC Daytime and our thoughts are with his loved ones at this time."