Dirty Sanchez star Mike “Pancho” Locke dies aged 47

Mike “Pancho” Locke, a Welsh stunt performer and television personality known for MTV’s Dirty Sanchez, has died aged 47, according to a tribute from San Portablo and the Locke family. The announcement did not give a cause of death. The tribute described Locke as a father, son, brother, uncle, friend, skater and stuntman, and said he was known to many as Pancho. It remembered him as someone who “lit up the world with his charm” and said his legacy would continue. San Portablo, the clothing brand he was associated with, shared the announcement on social media. Locke appeared on Dirty Sanchez, a British stunt and prank series that began in 2003. The programme featured him alongside Matthew Pritchard, Lee Dainton and Dan Joyce, and was often compared with the American series Jackass. The show ran for several seasons and led to a 2006 film, Dirty Sanchez: The Movie. Locke and Pritchard also appeared as the Pain Men on Channel 4’s Balls of Steel. The reports describe Locke as a stuntman and skateboarder, as well as a figure whose work extended beyond television. He was involved with San Portablo, a clothing brand associated with Port Talbot, alongside Nigel Hunt. Comedian Sando...