Peaches Geldof dies
Peaches Geldof has been found dead.
The 25-year-old mother-of-two, the second eldest daughter of
musician Sir Bob Geldof and Paula Yates, passed away this afternoon
(07.04.14).
Police were called to an address near Wrotham, Kent after someone
expressed concern for the welfare of a young woman.
The model was later pronounced dead by South East Coast Ambulance
Service.
A spokesperson for Kent Police said: ''At this stage, the death is
being treated as unexplained and sudden.''
Peaches has two sons, Astala, who is set to turn two on April 21,
and Phaedra, whose first birthday will be on April 24, with her
husband Thomas Cohen.
The blonde beauty married the lead singer of the South East London
band S.C.U.M on 8 September 2012 at a church in Davington, where
her mother's funeral took place almost 14 years ago.
Peaches' mother Paula died of a drug overdose in September 2000
when she was just 11 and during an interview with Elle magazine in
2012, she admitted she was still coming to terms with the loss.
She said: ''I remember the day my mother died, and it's still hard
to talk about it. I just blocked it out. I went to school the next
day because my father's mentality was 'keep calm and carry on',''
she said.
''So we all went to school and tried to act as if nothing had
happened. But it had happened. I didn't grieve. I didn't cry at her
funeral. I couldn't express anything because I was just numb to it
all. I didn't start grieving for my mother properly until I was
maybe 16.''
She was previously married to rock musician Max Drummey but they
separated in 2009 after a six-months.
Sir Bob
Geldof: 'We are beyond pain'
Sir Bob Geldof has paid tribute to his daughter Peaches Geldof, who
died on Monday afternoon (07.04.14) at the age of 25.
Sir Bob Geldof has paid tribute to his daughter Peaches Geldof, who
died suddenly on Monday afternoon (07.04.14).
The body of the 25-year-old model, TV personality and DJ, who has
two young sons, Astala and Phaedra, with her husband Tom Cohen, was
found at her home in Wrotham in Kent, England, and investigators
have yet to determine a cause of death.
In a statement, the 62-year-old Irish musician said: ''Peaches has
died. We are beyond pain. She was the wildest, funniest, cleverest,
wittiest and the most bonkers of all of us. Writing 'was' destroys
me afresh. What a beautiful child.
''How is this possible that we will not see her again? How is that
bearable? We loved her and will cherish her forever.
''How sad that sentence is. Tom and her sons Astala and Phaedra
will always belong in our family, fractured so often, but never
broken.''
Her husband Tom also released the following statement: ''My beloved
wife Peaches was adored by myself and her two sons Astala and
Phaedra and I shall bring them up with their mother in their hearts
everyday.''
Police were called to the couple's house at 1.35pm after receiving
a report of concern for the welfare of a woman.
Shortly afterwards Peaches was pronounced dead by South East Coast
Ambulance Service.
Peaches' mother Paula Yates died of a drug overdose in September
2000 when she was just 11
Lily Allen has led tributes to Peaches Geldof.
The TV personality and DJ, 25, who has sons, Astala, 23 months, and
Phaedra, 11 months, with husband Tom Cohen, was found dead at their
family home in Kent, England on Monday afternoon (07.04.14).
The 'Hard Out Here' hitmaker was among dozens of celebrities to
express her condolences on Twitter, writing: ''My thoughts are with
the Geldof's at this awful time. I hope they get to grieve in
peace. Peaches, rest in peace gorgeous girl.''
Danny Jones from McFly tweeted: ''So so sad to hear about Peaches
Geldof. #RIPPeachesGeldof''
TV personality Myleene Klass wrote: ''The news of beautiful Peaches
is utterly devastating, God bless her babies. RIP mama xxx''
Topshop heiress and designer Chloe Green tweeted: ''Such sad news,
my heart breaks for her beautiful children RIP Peaches, a wonderful
soul, Let us all allow her family to grieve in peace''
'Burn' hitmaker Ellie Goulding wrote: ''Even if you think you've
got it all figured out, some things still can't be explained or
understood. Two beautiful children. RIP Peaches''
British singer Sam Smith tweeted: ''So so sad about Peaches Geldof.
Thoughts with all of her family''
Model Daisy Lowe, who is close friends with Peaches' sister Pixie
Geldof, simply shared a picture of a broken heart.
The second eldest daughter of Irish rocker Sir Bob Geldof, Peaches
was 11 when her mother Paula Yates died from a heroin overdose in
2000.
In her last message on Twitter on Sunday (06.04.14), she posted a
picture of her as a child with her mother.
Her death is currently being treated as unexplained and sudden by
police.
Sharon
Osbourne is 'devastated' by Peaches Geldof's death
Sharon Osbourne is ''devastated'' following Peaches Geldof's
''unexplained and sudden'' death.
The 25-year-old model and columnist - who has two sons, Astala,
23-months, and Phaedra, 11-months, with husband Tom Cohen - passed
away at her home in Kent, England on Monday afternoon
(07.04.14).
'X Factor' judge Sharon, whose husband, Ozzy Osbourne, and their
children Jack and Kelly Osbourne have all battled addictions in the
past, wrote on Twitter: ''Devastated about @peaches_g. Sending
condolences & respect to the Geldof family. It's unimaginable
what they must be going through right now''
'Fashion Police' co-host Kelly, a close friend of Peaches' younger
sister Pixie Geldof, 23, later tweeted: ''Words seem inadequate 2
express the sadness I feel about @peaches_g death We are here 2
support U @pixiegeldof1 stay strong my little Pepsi! (sic)''
Duran Duran frontman Simon Le Bon, who acted as Sir Bob Geldof's
best man when he married Peaches' mother Paula Yates in 1986, also
shared his condolences on the social media site, writing: ''How sad
to hear about Peaches. Lovely, wild girl that she was. To Tom &
the boys, to Bob & family, our deepest sympathy &
support.''
TV presenter Paula died of a heroin overdose in September 2000,
after splitting with Bob and forming a relationship with INXS
frontman Michael Hutchence, who died in 1997.
Peaches, who previously admitted drug use as a teenager but said in
2009 that she was ''sober now,'' is also survived by older sister
Fifi Geldof, 31, and younger half-sister Tiger Lily Hutchence
Geldof, 17.
A
post-mortem is expected to take place in the next few days.
Peaches Geldof's friends insist she wasn't on drugs before her
''unexplained and sudden'' death.
The 25-year-old star's body was found at her five-bedroom home in
Kent, England at 1.35pm on Monday (07.04.14), and while pals admit
she was ''fixated'' on her late mother Paula Yates' death from an
accidental drug overdose in 2000, she was devoted to her husband
Tom Cohen and sons, Astala, 23 months, and Phaedra, 11 months.
A
source told The Sun newspaper: ''Everyone is in complete shock. She
was devoted to her children she was always with them.''
The friend added: ''The reason she was so thin is because she had
an underactive thyroid and when she got pregnant, that went
mental.
''She wasn't on drugs, well, not that her friends knew. We'd have
stepped in otherwise.''
Police officers found no evidence of hard drugs or a suicide note
at the model and DJ's home, and there were no visible signs of
injury.
But another insider said: ''She had her mother's temperament. It's
like she had a daughter/mother death wish.
''I think she thought dying young was somehow romantic -- you leave
behind a myth.''
The blonde beauty's final post on Twitter on Sunday (06.04.14)
featured a picture of her with Paula, with the caption: ''Me and my
mum.''
An ambulance was spotted arriving at her home at 8.30pm on Monday
night and forensic experts left the property 30 minutes later.
A
post-mortem is expected to take place later on Tuesday
(08.04.14).
Peaches Geldof did not leave a suicide note at her home where her
body was found.
The young star - who has two young sons, Astala and Phaedra, with
her husband Tom Cohen - tragically passed away at her home in Kent,
South East England, yesterday (07.04.14) at the age of 25 and her
death is being treated as ''unexplained''.
Police claim she didn't leave a suicide note, they also insist
there has been no evidence supporting the use of hard drugs.
A
post-mortem examination on Peaches will be carried out on Wednesday
(09.04.14) at a Kent hospital by a Home Office pathologist Dr Peter
Graham Jerreat and the need for an inquest will be down to the
results of this.
Earlier today, Fifi Geldof paid tribute to her late sister and
shared her heartbreak over the death of the young star.
The 31-year-old star posted an old family picture of herself and
Peaches as children and captioned it: ''My beautiful baby sister
... Gone but never forgotten. I love you, Peaches x (sic)''
Fifi and Peaches are the daughters of Boomtown Rats legend Bob and
late TV presenter Paula Yates. They have a younger sister, Pixie,
23, and a half-sister, Tiger Lily, who is Paula's daughter with
deceased INXS frontman Michael Hutchence.
Bob who is mourning the loss of Peaches claims the ''wittiest and
the most bonkers'' of his children has been taken from the
world.
In a statement, the 62-year-old Irish musician said: ''Peaches has
died. We are beyond pain. She was the wildest, funniest, cleverest,
wittiest and the most bonkers of all of us. Writing 'was' destroys
me afresh. What a beautiful child.
''How is this possible that we will not see her again? How is that
bearable? We loved her and will cherish her forever.
''How sad that sentence is. Tom and her sons Astala and Phaedra
will always belong in our family, fractured so often, but never
broken.''
Tributes
to Peaches Geldof continued to pour in, on Tuesday, for
the 25-year old who died at her Kent home the day before.
Detectives from Kent police carried out investigations at the house
at Fairseat Lane, Wrotham, where the journalist and model was
pronounced dead.
They
declined to confirm or deny reports that no drugs or suicide note
were found at the home.
"Officers are working to establish the circumstances and will be
compiling a report of their findings for the coroner," a police
spokesman said. They were treating Geldof's sudden death as
unexplained but non-suspicious.
It
emerged on Tuesday that Geldof had recently written of her sense of
"bliss" about her family life. "I'm happier than ever," she wrote
in a magazine column published on Tuesday, describing how she had
put "a life of wanton wanderlist" behind her.
"When I
had two wailing, smiling, joyful little blobs of waddling pink
flesh they became my entire existence and saved me," she wrote in
Mother and Baby magazine.
Her
sister Fifi Trixibelle Geldof, 31, spoke out about the shock death
in an online message which read: "My beautiful baby sister … Gone
but never forgotten. I love you, Peaches x."
The note
was posted alongside a picture of the two sisters pulling faces in
a garden when they were young girls. Her father, Bob Geldof, said
he was "destroyed" by his daughter's death. He was understood to be
coming back from a speaking engagement in San Fransisco.
Fans and
well-wishers dropped off bouquets of flowers at the gates of the
large family home as more famous supporters of the Geldof family
sent messages of condolences. They included the singer Sinead
O'Connor and Ireland's president, Michael D Higgins, who is in the
UK on a state visit.
Higgins
had been due to meet Bob Geldof, and said: "This is such a
difficult cross to bear for any family and all of our thoughts are
with Peaches' family and friends at this time."
Peter
Graham Jerreat will carry out the post mortem at Darent Valley
Hospital, in Dartford. A decision on whether there will be an
inquest will depend upon the final results of the examination which
could take several weeks, Kent county council said. The result of
the initial post mortem is expected to be known today.
Kimmy
Milham, 30, from Maidstone, was one of those delivering flowers to
the house. She said she did not know Geldof personally, but had a
friend whose children attended the same nursery as Geldof's boys,
Astala, who is almost two, and 11-month-old Phaedra.
"She was
a wonderful person and a wonderful mother," she said. "It's just
tragic that her two sons will not grow up with her. Everybody at
the nursery loved her and we all admired the way she brought up her
kids."
In her
last interview, published in Mother and Baby magazine, Geldof
talked of her "really unstable upbringing". Her mother, the
television presenter Paula Yates, died from an accidental heroin
overdose in 2000 when she was 11.
Two
years earlier, the Australian rock singer Michael Hutchence, who
was Yates' partner following her split from Bob Geldof, had taken
his life in Sydney.
In the
weeks before she died Peaches Geldof had posted a sequence of
pictures and short videos of her children on her Instagram web page
and recently said she had left "wild child" tendencies behind to
embrace motherhood with her husband, the musician Thomas Cohen.
"Since
I've had the boys I don't think of the world as a negative place
any more," she told Mother and Baby. "I just have so much love.
And, through my love for them, I've been reborn into a better, more
understanding, more patient person – I feel like an adult."
She also
told of how tough she found parenting and said: "There's been times
I've cried with exhaustion, when they're both screaming, and I've
just had to sit down, breathe and be like, 'this is hard'."
The
magazine's editor, Claire Irvin, who first employed her at Elle
Girl magazine when she was 14, said in the interview that Peaches
was thinner than before.
In 2011,
before Geldof became a mother, health experts had voiced concern
about her dieting. She had claimed she could lose as much as 10lb
(4.5kg) in four weeks by living off nothing but juiced vegetables.
She told OK! magazine: "I do juicing. You juice vegetables and then
you drink it three times a day. It's gross. I do it usually for
about a month."
That
triggered a response from Cath Collins, spokeswoman for the British
Dietetic Association, who warned that such a diet could cause acute
cardiac arrest.
Her
former publicist Ray Levine said he was "beyond saddened" by the
news of her death. "She was always entertaining. Very, very,
headstrong which made her quite difficult to look after because she
wouldn't follow advice," he told the Sun. "She seemed to be heading
off track but managed to pull herself back. Peaches lived with a
deep sadness from childhood."
