ITV News journalist Emily Morgan, who played a key role in covering the Covid pandemic has died aged 45, the broadcaster has announced.
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Popular parenting blogger Heather Armstrong has died at the age of 47, her boyfriend has announced.
Speaking to the Associated Press, boyfriend Pete Ashdown confirmed Heather died by suicide after recently relapsing after 18 months of sobriety. Heather rose to fame in the early 2000s with her pioneering blog and is credited for paving the way for mummy influencers who came after her.
Heather founded Dooce in the early 2000s as a place to write about parenting, work, sex, and leaving the Mormon church. Her blog also went on to write about her children's temper tantrums, her mental health challenges, and her struggles with alcoholism and depression.
Before her death, she wrote three books, including 'It Sucked and I Cried: How I Had a Baby, a Breakdown, and a Much Needed Margarita'. In these books, Heather revealed she had suffered chronic depression throughout her life.
Heather's mother, Linda Hamilton-Oar, opened up on the heartbreak following her daughter's death but added they were taking comfort in their faith. "We as a family are devastated, but we have faith that we will see her again," she told MailOnline.
Her heartbreaking final blog post, published on April 6, discussed her sobriety battle and paid tribute to her firstborn daughter. "Early sobriety resembles living life as a clam without its shell," she wrote.
She told how, in October 2021, she marked six months of sobriety "by myself on the floor next to my bed feeling as if I were a wounded animal who wanted to be left alone to die".
She described the incredible milestone as being "fraught with tears and sobbing so violent that at one point I thought my body would split in two".
"The grief submerged me in tidal waves of pain. For a few hours I found it hard to
ITV News journalist Emily Morgan, who played a key role in covering the Covid pandemic has died aged 45, the broadcaster has announced.
ITV News journalist Emily Morgan has died, the broadcaster has announced. Emily was the broadcaster's health and science editor, playing a major role in the channel's coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.The news of her death was officially confirmed by ITV this evening, posting the update online and to their social media channels, saying that she played a "pivotal role" in her coverage of Covid-19 and was an "incredibly talented" journalist. Emily passed away following a short battle with lung cancer, the broadcaster confirmed.
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, has died.The news was broken to The Hollywood Reporter by Gary’s son, Chris Kent. He died on Thursday (May 25) at an assisted care facility in Austin, Texas.Born in 1933, in Walla Walla, Washington, Kent’s first acting role came in 1959, and while he appeared in a handful of acting roles across the decades that would follow, his most memorable and notorious work came as a stuntman.Over the years, he suffered a host of serious injuries while at work, and gave up the work in 2002 after damaging his leg on set for Bubba Ho-Tep.From then until close to his death, he continued to work as a stunt co-ordinator. His last credit came on 2019’s Sex Terrorists On Wheels.
Carrie, which starred Chloë Grace Moretz in the lead role. She passed away on May 14 at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto, after being diagnosed with a rare form of ovarian cancer.After battling with the illness since 2021, her death was announced on her Instagram page by her family.Sharing images of Weinstein peacefully floating against a celestial background, they wrote: “After two and a half years of cancer treatment, and a lifetime of jet setting around the world, voicing a plethora of cartoon animals, making music, and knowing more about life than most people ever will, she is off on her next adventure.”In October last year, the Canadian actress married her partner Michael Knutson, and the two ventured on a belated honeymoon in Japan last month.Launching her career as an actress in 2003, the child actor got her first television role on the Canadian series The Red Green Show.
Rolf Harris' widow Alwen is not aware that her disgraced husband has died, sources claim.
Music icon Tina Turner died from natural causes, it has been confirmed. The late singer had many health battles throughout her life and died at the age of 83 on Wednesday, 24 May, at her stunning home in Switzerland. A statement issued by her publicist at the time read: “Tina Turner, the ‘Queen of Rock’n Roll’ has died peacefully today at the age of 83 after a long illness in her home in Kusnacht near Zurich, Switzerland. With her, the world loses a music legend and a role model.” The American-born star had resided in the European country for several years after giving up her US citizenship in 2013.
Bob Dylan and Aretha Franklin and was the father of Spike Lee, has died aged 94.The musician died at his Brooklyn home yesterday (May 24), according to a publicist for Spike Lee, confirmed to The New York Times.
Tributes have poured in for music legend Tina Turner who has died aged 83. One of rock's most famous voices, who had hits including Proud Mary and The Best, the star died after a long illness. Turner passed away “peacefully" on Wednesday in her home in Kusnacht near Zurich, Switzerland, according to her publicist.
Fox News reported that she died at her home of Küsnacht just south of Zurich, Switzerland and an Instagram post from her official account confirmed the news a short time later.
The Beatles in their early days, has died at the age of 81.The news was first announced via The Cavern Club Liverpool – where The Beatles rose to prominence – on Tuesday, followed by Roag Best, the brother of former Beatles drummer Pete Best.A cause of death has yet to be announced.The Cavern Club Liverpool wrote on Facebook: “It’s with great sadness to hear about the passing of Chas Newby. Chas stepped in for The Beatles for a few dates when Stuart Sutcliffe stayed in Hamburg and latterly he played for The Quarrymen. Interestingly, he was also the first left-handed bass guitarist in The Beatles.
Rolf Harris died of neck cancer and "frailty of old age" on 10 May, according to a death certificate filed at Maidenhead Town Hall and seen by the PA news agency.The disgraced entertainer and convicted sex offender, 93, was a family favourite for decades before being convicted of a string of indecent assaults in June 2014.These included one on an eight-year-old autograph hunter, two on girls in their early teens and a catalogue of abuse against his daughter's friend over 16 years. His death certificate lists the causes of death as "metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of neck" and "frailty of old age" - he died at home in Bray, Berkshire. A statement from Rolf's family, released through his solicitor, said: "This is to confirm that Rolf Harris recently died peacefully surrounded by family and friends and has now been laid to rest.They ask that you respect their privacy.
Kate Bush has shared an emotional tribute to her former bassist John Giblin, who has died at the age of 71.The musician’s death was confirmed in a Facebook post by the band Osibisa, with whom he had recently collaborated.Giblin passed away last Sunday (May 14) in Cheltenham after “battling illness”, according to the group. The obituary went on to describe him as a “bass guitarist, double bass player, arranger and all-round session musician extraordinaire”.The musician’s longstanding partnership with Bush began when he played bass on the legendary artist’s 1980 singles ‘Babooshka’ and ‘Breathing’, both of which appear on her third album ‘Never For Ever’.Additionally, Giblin and Bush contributed bass and backing vocals, respectively, to Peter Gabriel‘s song ‘No Self Control’ that same year.Giblin would go on to feature on Bush’s records ‘The Sensual World’ (1989), ‘The Red Shoes’ (1993), ‘Aerial’ (2005), ‘Director’s Cut’ (2011) and ’50 Words For Snow’ (2011).He was later chosen by Bush to perform in the band for her long-awaited comeback shows at London’s Hammersmith Apollo in 2014.
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"Mommy blogging Queen" Heather Armstrong - who rose to fame in the 00s with her illustrious parenting website Dooce - has sadly died, age 47.The US-born Internet sensation was widely adored by millions across the globe, who found the frank and reassuring documenting of her own struggles with parenthood and mental health to be a comfort in their own lives. Heather's partner Pete Ashdown told the Associated Press that she had died by suicide.
Heather Armstrong, known to her dedicated fans as Dooce, has been found dead at just 47 years old. On Tuesday night, the “queen of mommy
Heather Brooke Armstrong, the writer known as “Dooce,” has passed away.
Associated Press on Wednesday, telling the outlet she had been sober for 18 months but recently had a relapse.Fans were informed of Armstrong's tragic death in a post shared to her Instagram account.«Heather Brooke Hamilton aka Heather B. Armstrong aka dooce aka love of my life.
TW: Mentions of suicide and mental illness.Heather Armstrong, who popularized the “mommy blog” genre with her witty and honest thoughts on motherhood and life, has died at age 47.Armstrong, who wrote under the moniker “Dooce,” died by suicide at home in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, her boyfriend Pete Ashdown told . He added that she had been sober for 18 months before a recent relapse.
Associated Press on Wednesday, telling the outlet she had been sober for 18 months but recently had a relapse.Fans were informed of Armstrong's tragic death in a post shared to her Instagram account.«Heather Brooke Hamilton aka Heather B. Armstrong aka dooce aka love of my life.
Heather Armstrong, once considered “The Queen of Mommy Blogging," and known for her motherhood blog Dooce, a nickname of hers, has died. The late "mommy blogger" was 47. The news was first shared on her Instagram page on May 10, with a photo of the late influencer looking up at an ornate, yellow ceiling.