Tony, a journalist, has now revealed how Julie’s health deteriorated after she suffered a stroke in October (14) and the family was both heartbroken and relieved when she passed away. Anorexic supporters have shared images of the Geordie star and claimed that she looks “more beautiful” now than ever before.
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Meanwhile Simon admitted that he had been preparing himself for the worst for a while but was determined not to “burden” anyone else with his problem.
‘In a way that was the hardest part because it was always on my mind.
Head in hands, Grimmy, 30, was booed and jeered an audience of 5,000 at Wembley Arena – not entirely helped by Simon Cowell, who encouraged the baying crowd, shouting into his microphone: “Awkward!”
“But look, I felt it with the parent and to discover the one thing I can tell is…”
She continued to use his surname following their 2010 divorce, before ditching it in July a year ago when she married Frenchman Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini. “When it came to work, she would say, “Get back and do what you enjoy””.
“I have a whole new level of respect and love for him” she said at London auditions this week.
A family statement after her death read: “Anyone who had met her would know what a truly special and kind lady she was. We are heartbroken and will miss her terribly, but she is now at peace”.
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He added that the boyband may take some time off after releasing their fifth album, explaining: “In terms of the band, they’ve got enough hits now they can take some time off and do some other stuff they want to do“.
