Jess Wright pays touching tribute to TOWIE legend Nanny Pat on the 5 year anniversary of her death

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‘I lost one of my best friends and it hurt like hell’: Jess Wright pays touching tribute to TOWIE legend Nanny Pat on the 5 year anniversary of her death

By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline

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Jess Wright has marked five years since her grandmother, Nanny Pat, passed away, with a touching Instagram post.

Captioning a smiling photo of her and Pat – who died in 2015 at 80 – Jess penned: ‘5 years ago today, heaven gained an angel. I can’t quite believe it’s been 5 whole years.

‘This day I lost one of my best friends & it hurt like hell. Miss you nan, love you!’ [sic]

Five years on: Jess Wright has marked five years since her grandmother, Nanny Pat, passed away, with a touching Instagram post

She went on to share her sympathies with other missing loved ones at Christmastime, noting that 2020 has been hard for everyone.

‘On that note, my heart goes out to anyone without their loved ones this Christmas,’ she went on. ‘It’s been a tough year, hold on its nearly over…’ [sic]

Jess’ TOWIE co-star Gemma Collins commented, ‘Jess she is with you always,’ with a slew of red hearts.

The likes of fellow stars Chloe Sims and Debbie Bright also commented, as did TOWIE voice-over Denise Van Outen.

Much missed: Jess' TOWIE co-star Gemma Collins commented, 'Jess she is with you always,' with a slew of red hearts

Much missed: Jess’ TOWIE co-star Gemma Collins commented, ‘Jess she is with you always,’ with a slew of red hearts

Captioning a smiling photo of her and Pat - who died in 2015 at 80 - Jess penned: '5 years ago today, heaven gained an angel. I can’t quite believe it’s been 5 whole years. 'This day I lost one of my best friends & it hurt like hell. Miss you nan, love you!' [sic]

Captioning a smiling photo of her and Pat – who died in 2015 at 80 – Jess penned: ‘5 years ago today, heaven gained an angel. I can’t quite believe it’s been 5 whole years. ‘This day I lost one of my best friends & it hurt like hell. Miss you nan, love you!’ [sic]

Beloved: Carol Wright shared a snap of Nanny Pat waving from the back of a carriage, as featured on an episode of TOWIE

Beloved: Carol Wright shared a snap of Nanny Pat waving from the back of a carriage, as featured on an episode of TOWIE

Missed: 'Five years today mumma you waved goodbye to us all. We miss you and think about you every day,' she wrote

Missed: ‘Five years today mumma you waved goodbye to us all. We miss you and think about you every day,’ she wrote

Carol Wright – who is Pat’s daughter, and mother to Jess and fellow TOWIE alum Mark – also shared a tribute.

‘Five years today mumma you waved goodbye to us all. We miss you and think about you every day,’ she wrote.

‘You was my mum, my queen my everything. I hope you having fun with dad’ [sic]

She shared a snap of Nanny Pat waving from the back of a carriage, as featured on an episode of TOWIE.

Missing her mum: Carol is Pat's daughter, and mother to Jess and fellow TOWIE alum Mark

Missing her mum: Carol is Pat’s daughter, and mother to Jess and fellow TOWIE alum Mark

Thoughful: She went on to share her sympathies with other missing loved ones at Christmastime, noting that 2020 has been hard for everyone

Thoughful: She went on to share her sympathies with other missing loved ones at Christmastime, noting that 2020 has been hard for everyone

Jess wrote: 'On that note, my heart goes out to anyone without their loved ones this Christmas. It’s been a tough year, hold on its nearly over...' [sic]

Jess wrote: ‘On that note, my heart goes out to anyone without their loved ones this Christmas. It’s been a tough year, hold on its nearly over…’ [sic]

Daughter-in-law Michelle Keegan was sure to send her love with a heart emoji underneath the snap.

Three weeks ago, Carol marked what would have been Pat’s 85th birthday, sharing an image of them together.

She captioned thus: ‘Happy birthday sweet mumma one kind beautiful lady, have a shandy with dad. Love you miss you more then ever. X ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️’ [sic]