Heartbroken Jodie Marsh has paid tribute to her late mother in a moving Instagram post, hours after revealing she has lost her battle with cancer.
The former glamour model revealed mum Kristina had passed away after fighting an ‘aggressive growing cancer’ in a message to her followers on Wednesday evening.
Returning to the picture messaging site the following day, Jodie, 41, shared a handful of family photos while admitting she was struggling to comprehend the loss.
Devastated: Heartbroken Jodie Marsh has paid tribute to her late mother in a moving Instagram post, hours after revealing she has lost her battle with cancer
Captioning the images, she wrote: ‘The most classy woman I’ve ever known. Beautiful inside and out. So much fun, always there when you needed her and so so clever. I am empty.’
The shared photos illustrated Jodie’s close bond with her mother and including snaps of them walking their dogs, readying themselves for glamorous nights out and preparing for Christmas.
Speaking to fans on Wednesday, Jodie admitted she ‘didn’t know how to do life without her.’
She wrote: ‘My beautiful, kind, caring, generous, intelligent, funny, classy and incredible mum passed away this morning.
Tragic: The former glamour model revealed mum Kristina had passed away after fighting an ‘aggressive growing cancer’ in a message to her followers on Wednesday evening
Connection: Jodie shared a series of photos that illustrated Jodie’s close bond with her mother, including one of them walking their dogs
‘There will never be another woman like my mum. She was the strongest woman I’ve ever known. She was my best friend and I don’t know how to do life without her….’
Jodie also tweeted a collection of snaps from Kristina’s life, including one of the mother-daughter pair in matching sparkling pink gowns.
In July the star revealed that her mother was ‘so sick right now’ as she shared a heartwarming video of them singing together at a Simply Red concert last year.
Emotional: She took to Instagram to share the tragic news with fans, emotionally admitting she ‘didn’t know how to do life without her’
Happier times: After breaking the news on Wednesday Jodie tweeted a collection of snaps from Kristina’s life, including heartbreaking pictures of the pair together through the years
Alongside the video, Jodie wrote: ‘This just came up on my Facebook. It’s me and my parents at @SimplyRedHQ – my mum is so cute and my dad is so dad like [laughing emojis].’
Jodie shared the same video to her Instagram, reiterating that she is hoping for her mother’s health to return.
She also previously claimed her ill mother was ‘thrown out of hospital because of coronavirus.’
In May, the star responded to a tweet by charity Balls To Cancer, which urged sufferers to still ‘get advice from doctors and visit A&E’ amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tragic: In July the star revealed that her mother was ‘so sick right now’ as she shared a heartwarming video of them singing together at a Simply Red concert
Upset: She also previously claimed her ill mother was ‘thrown out of hospital because of coronavirus’
The bodybuilder disagreed with the organisation’s statement, insisting her parent was ‘turfed out’ of a health facility and told to ‘come back in eight weeks’ with no treatment for her ‘aggressive growing cancer’.
Balls To Cancer wrote: ‘We cannot say it enough. THE NHS IS OPEN please do not sit at home with any cancer symptoms, get to speak to your doctor or visit A & E.
‘The figures in cancer diagnosis are drastically down. Please remember lives are saved by early detection! Please RT.’
Sharing Kristina’s experience of dealing with cancer amid the global crisis, the media personality explained: ‘Not quite true.
‘My mum was basically turfed out of hospital and told ”come back in 8 weeks” even though she has the most aggressive growing cancer her consultant had ever seen.
‘Thrown out of hospital because of COVID. No treatment. She’s dying at home. No word from hospital.’
‘That’s Terrible Jodie. Very sorry to hear that. What NHS trust is that?’ [sic], the charity responded as many social media users detailed similar hospital incidents during the UK’s recent lockdown.
Angry: She wrote: ‘My mum was turfed out of hospital and told ”come back in eight weeks” even though she has the most aggressive growing cancer her consultant had ever seen’
The Celebrity Big Brother star later reached out to musician Barry Manilow to ask whether he could wish her mum well amid her cancer battle.
She wrote:’ @barrymanilow hi there, it’s a big ask I know but my mum is fading fast with terminal cancer & she & I saw Barry live together in the UK at least 30 times over the years. She loves him.
‘Is there any chance of getting a 10 second video from Barry for her to wish her well please?’ [sic]
MailOnline contacted Jodie’s representatives for further comment at the time.
Supportive: The star went onto write: ‘Thrown out of hospital because of COVID. No treatment. She’s dying at home. No word from hospital’