Sunrise host Natalie Barr’s Instagram tribute after death of makeup artist Gary Siutz

Sunrise host Natalie Barr has left a protracted and heart-wrenching tribute to Channel Seven makeup artist Gary Siutz, who died earlier this week after battling pores and skin most cancers.The host uploaded a collection of private pictures of her and Gary to Instagram on Wednesday, claiming that she and the Sunrise crew will “always remember” him.Gary labored as a makeup artist for Sunrise and The Morning Show.“It’s the saddest of weeks as a result of our great, enjoyable, irreverent, talented-as-all-hell buddy and colleague @garrysiutz has handed away,” Natalie wrote.RELATED: The one factor that Natalie Barr gained’t take as a right“He was the life of the makeup room. For years, whereas he created magic at 4am, we talked and laughed, about our households and the information and any good goss that was going round. He was a talker and so was I.“But primarily he was one of essentially the most proficient hair and makeup artists I’ve ever labored with in additional than 30 years in TV.“We travelled the world. He painted my face and did my hair in every single place from the again seat of a airplane from London to New York as we raced to broadcast from 5 nations in 5 days, to a bathroom in Dubai, a dodgy resort in Rio, a seashore on the Gold Coast, Carols within the Domain and plenty of, many extra extraordinary locations in between.“All of them crammed with tales and reminiscences and laughter.”“To Leonie and Oscar and Kiya and household, we’ll always remember him right here at @sunriseon7. We liked you Gaz,” Natalie concluded, talking to Gary’s associate, Leonie, and their two kids, Kiya and Oscar.Natalie wasn’t the one Channel Seven group member to precise their condolences on-line.The Morning Show’s Kylie Gillies additionally uploaded a photograph of she and Gary, captioned: “Loved him to bits.”RELATED: Sam’s shock tweet about Natalie BarrHer co-host, Larry Emdur added: “What an absolute legend. He gave us extra tales and extra stomach laughs than anybody else within the biz. We will miss him and the world will miss him.”Channel Seven government producer Sarah Stinson shared a heartwarming message for her late buddy.“Our stunning buddy @garrysiutz handed away yesterday,’ she wrote on Instagram.“A lightweight has gone out that may by no means get replaced. Wildly eccentric, courageous, hilarious and oh-so-interesting.“His ardour for makeup was second to none, a magician that will rework mortals/muggles into fashions with only a wave of his wand. He made it look really easy and easy. Of course it was something however.”“Constantly excited by his house aquarium and growing coral… whereas in LA on a piece journey he satisfied me to drive two hours out of the town to select up bulk fish meals from a reduction aquarium store (solely to have customs confiscate it on the way in which house). Always an journey, all the time a narrative.”Kyly Clarke, Anna Heinrich, Rhonda Burchmore, Amber Laidler and Laura Csortan additionally paid tribute to Gary.Rebecca Maddern who’s now at Channel Nine says she was in “absolute shock” when studying of his death.“He used to make me snigger and snigger once I was at ch 7,” she wrote on Stinson’s submit. “I’m so unhappy for his stunning household which he adored.”