Linda Lusardi's mum Lilian has died.
Linda Lusardi's mum Lilian has died
The 64-year-old model/actress shared the sad news on Sunday (10.09.23) revealing her beloved mother passed away at at North Middlesex Hospital after a battle with ill health and declaring the loss will leave her with a massive "void" in her life.
In a post on Instagram, Linda shared a series of photos of her mum and wrote: "My beautiful Mum took her last breath today. I held her as she went peacefully. My heart is broken."
Linda added: "She was an incredible woman who has always been there for me. I loved her so much and will miss her every day. I spent every day with her in the last 4 weeks and she will leave a massive void in my life.
"I would like to thank all the nurses and staff at North Middlesex Hospital for giving her all her medical needs but also treating us all so compassionately at this difficult time."
Linda was inundated with messages of sympathy from her fans and famous friends including 'Loose Women' star Ruth Langsford, who commented: "I’m so sorry for your loss Linda. Hold your memories of your wonderful Mum close. Sending love to you and the family."
Former 'Love Island' star Shaughna Phillips wrote: "Oh Linda I’m so sorry sending so much love to you all."
It's been a tough few years for Linda as she fell seriously ill with COVID-19 back in 2020. The telly star spent 10 days in hospital as she battled the bug and her husband Sam Kane - who was also ill with the virus - said his wife was "at death's door".
Speaking of her coronavirus battle, Linda later told The Sun newspaper: "I was leaning over the edge of the bed, coughing and spitting into a bucket. Your vomit is blue ... It got to the stage where both of us were praying we wouldn't wake up because it was so bad."
Linda went on to make a good recovery but continued to have incidents of breathlessness and tiredness for some time afterwards.
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