Trinny Woodall has paid tribute to her late ex-husband Johnny Elichaoff on the sixth anniversary of his death.
In November 2014, Elichaoff fell to his death from the roof of Whiteley’s Shopping Centre in West London after a business failure and a long addiction to painkillers following a motorbike accident in his 30s.
Taking to Instagram on Thursday on the sixth anniversary of his death, Trinny, 56, shared a touching photo of her late ex and their daughter Lyla, now 17.
Heartbreaking: Trinny Woodall has paid tribute to her late ex-husband Johnny Elichaoff on the sixth anniversary of his death
She penned: ‘Forever in our hearts ♥️ @lylaelichaoff @zakelichaoff,’ tagging their daughter and his son Zak from a previous relationship.
Trinny’s 792K followers were quick to share their support for the star as they also paid tribute to Elichaoff.
One person said: ‘Thinking of you and Lyla darling Trinny…’
A different account put: ‘Remembering fondly, Trinny. Love to you and the family, today ❤️.’
Poignant: Taking to Instagram on Thursday on the sixth anniversary of his death, Trinny, 56, shared a touching photo of her late ex and their daughter Lyla, now 17
Tragic: In November 2014, Elichaoff fell to his death from the roof of Whiteley’s Shopping Centre in West London after a business failure and a long addiction to painkillers following a motorbike accident in his 30s (pictured in 2008)
Another follower commented: ‘Sending you all soooo much love. How heartbreaking saying goodbye. We’ve done it this year too. ♥️♥️♥️.’
While a different account added: ‘Sending you both lots and lots of love ❤️❤️.’
Trinny recently lost her mother Ann who passed away aged 90 following a battle with vascular dementia last month.
The fashionista shared the heartbreaking news alongside a montage of images in tribute of her late parent.
Emotional: Trinny recently lost her mother Ann who passed away aged 90 following a battle with vascular dementia last month
Tragic: The fashionista shared the heartbreaking news alongside a montage of images in tribute of her late parent last month
‘Darling Mummy 1930-2020’, the grieving star captioned her post, alongside a red heart emoji.
Dementia is an umbrella term used to describe a range of progressive neurological disorders, that is, conditions affecting the brain.
There are many different types of dementia, of which Alzheimer’s disease is the most common. Some people may have a combination of types of dementia.
Trinny and Elichaoff, who divorced in 2009, five years before his death aged 55, shared a daughter Lila, while Johnny also had a son, Zak, from a previous relationship.
Despite their split, the pair remained close even after Trinny began a relationship with art dealer Charles Saatchi, 77, in 2013.
Loss: Trinny and Elichaoff, who divorced in 2009, five years before his death aged 55, shared a daughter Lila, while Johnny also had a son, Zak, from a previous relationship (pictured together with her late mother in 2004)
The former couple married in 1999, but their marriage was marred by his struggle with addiction and their difficulties in conceiving.
Trinny underwent nine rounds of IVF and suffered two miscarriages before their daughter Lyla, now 17, was born.
Later, the couple had seven more attempts at IVF but she didn’t fall pregnant again.
‘He could be wonderful, but when you live with an addict you live with fear,’ she previously explained. ‘You dread the next phone call.
‘When I decided to divorce him it was a big decision because he wasn’t well, but there had been years of Johnny not being well.’
In November 2014, he fell to his death from a car park roof after he ‘lost everything’ in a series of failed oil investments
The drummer turned businessman had been talked down from the same spot 11 days previously and was sectioned briefly.
But he then returned to the shopping centre twice more in the space of five days before his death the next day.
The day Trinny learned of his death, her first thought was for their daughter, then nine, who was due home from school in a few hours’ time.
‘She knew there was something going on because there were so many people in the house,’ she recalled.
‘We sat on the bed and I gave her a hug and said, ”Dada’s died.”
Speaking to You magazine in 2017, Trinny said: ‘We do discuss Johnny and there are pictures of him everywhere and I’ll sometimes say ”Dada would have said…”
Close: Despite their split, the pair remained close even after Trinny began a relationship with art dealer Charles Saatchi, 77, in 2013 (pictured in 2007)