Towie stars James "Arg" Argent and Mario Falcone have led tributes to Mick Norcross after his death at the age of 57.

Mick Norcross, a businessman who owned the Sugar Hut nightclub in Brentwood, reportedly died at his home.

Friends and co-stars of the late star have queued up to pay tribute.

On Instagram, Mario paid an emotional tribute, saying: "This one is very hard to accept. I had so much respect and admiration for this man.

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"I had the honour of filming with him a lot on Towie and also to be good friends away from the show.

"When I went through my battle with depression and suicide you were the only one from the whole show that reached out and cared about me.

"You were someone I looked up to and held in the highest regard. The thought of you going through the same pain and emotional darkness I did breaks my heart.

"You will be sorely missed by so many!"

Singer and reality TV star, Jake Quickenden, added: "So sad met mick a couple of times always a lovely guy!! Mental health is no joke more needs to be done."

Arg shared a photo of the pair of them, writing: ‘A true gentleman and a very kind man! RIP Mick.

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