Tenth victim of Manchester bombing named as Deidre Barlow mega-fan Martyn Hett

Martyn Hett, Manchester attack

by Siam Goorwich |
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29-year-old Martyn Hett has been named as the tenth victim of the Manchester terror attack

As the horror of the terror attack at Manchester Arena sinks in, details are beginning to emerge about the 22 victims.

So far, ten victims have been named - the youngest of whom is 8-year-old Saffie Rose Roussos - and the most recent is 29-year-old Martyn Hett.

You may not recognise his name, but chances are you may have seen Martyn on your TV or social media pages.

Martyn Hett, Manchester attack
Martyn with his mum Figen (Credit: Martyn Hett) ©Martyn Hett

You see Martyn was a bit of a character. A massive Corrie fan, he hit headlines after appearing on Chanel 4's Tattoo Fixers and leaving with a tattoo of Deidre Barlow's face on his leg!

The talented and vivacious PR manager also appeared on - and in fact, won - Come Dine With Me, and went viral on Twitter after appealing for people to purchase Christmas presents from his mum's craft stall last November.

Martyn's death was confirmed on Twitter by his good friend, Russel Hayward, who tweeted: "We got the news last night that our wonderful, iconic and beautiful Martyn didn't survive. He left the world exactly how he lived, centre of attention. I'm in a really bad way so please forgive if I don't reply. Thankfully I have his wonderful and amazing friends to keep each other strong. I love you Martyn. I always will."

Later, his brother Dan - who had been asking for help in finding him - simply tweeted: "they found my brother last night. we are heartbroken."

Martyn Hett, Manchester attack
Martyn with his good friend Russell (Credit: Russell Hayward ) ©Russell Hayward

Corrie super-fan Martyn even ran a Youtube page dedicated to 'The Audrey Roberts Noise' which he explained was: "Sue Nicholls who plays Audrey Roberts has a habit of making a 'HMMMM!' noise at the end of sentences. She usually does it when she's angry or making a (usually quite valid) point."

There are now calls for tonight's Coronation Street to be dedicated to him in some way.

Martyn Hett, Deidre Barlow
Martyn dressed as his hero, Deidre Barlow (Credit: Martyn Hett) ©Martyn Hett

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