Lisa Curry and her family receive condolences from celebrities after daughter Jaimi’s death aged 33

A flood of Australian celebrities have sent their condolences to Lisa Curry and her family, following the death of her daughter Jaimi aged 33. 

On Tuesday, Lisa, 58, released a heartbreaking statement on Instagram confirming that Jaimi had lost her battle with an unspecified illness overnight, prompting an outpouring of grief from her A-lister friends.  

Leading the charge was Lisa’s former I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here campmate Natalie Bassingthwaighte who wrote: ‘My dear friend! My heart is hurting for you right now! Sending love and light.’ 

‘Jaimi was a beautiful soul inside and out and so very loved. I am here for you,’ the TV personality added.

Model Tegan Martin, who also starred on I’m A Celebrity alongside Lisa, similarly commented: ‘Lis, this is such sad news. I’m so sad for you and your beautiful family. She was so loved. Love you.’ 

TV presenter Amanda Keller also replied to Lisa’s heartbreaking tribute, writing: ‘I can’t imagine. Sending love x’. 

The Block judge Darren Palmer similarly commented: ‘So sorry for your tragic loss,’ while The Block contestants Kyal and Kara Demmrich added: ‘So sorry to hear. Sending you all so much love Lisa.’

The Living Room’s Barry Du Bois, who is currently in the midst of his own health battle after being diagnosed with cancer of the immune system, wrote: ‘So sorry for your loss, sending love and strength xx.’ 

Elsewhere, Fat Pizza comedian Tahir Bilgiç commented: ‘Thinking of you and your whole family Lisa.’ 

In her Instagram post, former competitive swimmer Lisa spoke of her ‘unbearable’ pain in a gut-wrenching Instagram post on Tuesday. 

‘Our hearts are completely broken. Our beautiful daughter Jaimi has lost her battle with a long-term illness and passed away peacefully in hospital yesterday morning with her loving family by her side,’ Lisa began her post, which was interspersed with pink floral emojis – an ode to Jaimi’s ‘love of flowers’.

Lisa’s update came just hours after her ex-husband, former Ironman Grant Kenny, announced that their ‘caring, bright and loving’ eldest child had died at Sunshine Coast University Hospital. The family hasn’t revealed the exact cause of death.

Lisa continued: ‘So loved. So beautiful. So kind to everyone… So painful. I can barely breathe.

‘Jaimi will forever be remembered as a caring, bright and loving soul who always put others before herself. Her love of flowers, cooking, art, decorating, photography, babies, the beach, and helping others will always be remembered.

‘Our hearts are broken and the pain is unbearable but we cherish every wonderful moment we got to share with our treasured and so loved first child.’

Lisa thanked ‘the paramedics, support staff and the incredible team’ at the Sunshine Coast University Hospital for the ‘extra time we were able to spend with Jaimi’.

She added: ‘It goes without saying that this is a very difficult time for our family and all who knew and loved Jaimi so very much.

‘Rest in peace, my beautiful baby. I will miss you every sunrise, I will miss you when the sun is shining and the birds are singing. I will miss you when the clouds are dark and stormy and when the rainbow appears. I will miss you when I close my eyes. I will miss you when I open my eyes. I will miss our long hugs and long chats. I will miss watching, feeling and knowing your love for your sister and brother, your little nephew, Cleo, your Ma and dad.’

Lisa concluded: ‘I just can’t believe you’re not here anymore. I sit and just shake my head. It doesn’t seem real or right. You will forever be with me in my heart, Jaimi. I love you so much.’

The Curry-Kenny family had confirmed Jaimi’s death on Monday afternoon, releasing a statement in which they expressed their heartbreak and also asked the public to allow them to ‘grieve in privacy’.

‘It is with a very heavy heart that Lisa and I confirm that our beautiful daughter Jaimi has lost her battle with a long-term illness and passed away peacefully in hospital this morning in the company of loving family,’ read the statement, which was written by Jaimi’s father, Grant.

‘Jaimi will forever be remembered as a caring, bright and loving soul who always put others before herself,’ it continued.

‘Our hearts are broken and the pain is immense but we must move forward cherishing every wonderful moment we got to share with our treasured first child.

‘We thank the incredible team at the Sunshine Coast University Hospital for their tireless commitment to making her better and giving us as the extra time we were able to spend with her.

‘It goes without saying that this is a very difficult time for family and friends and we trust we will all be allowed to grieve in privacy.’

Jaimi had just turned 33 in June, with her mother taking to social media at the time to wish her a happy birthday. 

‘Our first born. Really… where have all those years gone! Have a lovely day bubba. We all love you so much,’ Lisa wrote.

Jaimi is survived by her Ironman father, former pro swimmer mother, brother Jett and sister Morgan.

Neither statement revealed the nature of Jaimi’s illness.

Lisa and Grant separated in 2009 after 23 years of marriage, before finalising their divorce in 2017.

In May 2018, the three-time Olympian married Elvis Presley impersonator Mark Tabone at their Sunshine Coast hinterland property.

In 2013, Grant, 57, welcomed a daughter named Trixie Belle with radio presenter Fifi Box, from whom he had split several months earlier. 

Fifi, who had a close friendship with Jaimi, did not acknowledge Grant was the father of her daughter until 2016.