Jane McDonald’s partner Eddie Rothe dies at 68

Brenda Edwards has spoken out about the double tragedy she's suffered in recent weeks as her aunt passed away in America and a volcano erupted in her family home of Saint Vincent.The 52 year old, who recently shared a peak inside the gorgeous home she shares with cats Tiny and Tempah, appeared on ITV's Loose Women to share her grief and sadness over the situation with her co-stars.

Jane McDonald has previously opened up about the end of her marriage to second husband, Henrik Brixen, revealing that he left her in order to save her career. The former Loose Women panellist first met Henrik while she was filming the BBC show The Cruise, with Henrik working as a plumber on board the ship at the time.The pair went on to marry in 1998, with their wedding featured in the fly-on-the-wall series.

James Jordan showed off his incredible hair transformation after having his hair shaved off live on Loose Women.The dad-of-one, who returned to social media recently, lost his father Alan to a terminal brain tumour in March and has raised £11,000 so far to help others affected by the disease.The 43 year old decided to shave his hair off in aid of The Brain Tumour charity and decided to do it on the daytime programme.

Jane Moore lives in London with her husband Gary Farrow, and her two daughters Ellie and Grace from a previous relationship, while she also has a stepdaughter, Lauren.The Loose Women star rarely reveals much of her home, but the little that she has shows that it's every bit as glamorous as you'd expect.

Loose Women presenters sent messages of support to former co-star Jane McDonald following the death of her partner Eddie Rothe. Rothe, who was a former drummer of the Liverpool-based group The Searchers in the Sixties, died on 26 March of lung cancer, a statement shared on McDonald’s Twitter on Wednesday (7 April) announced.

Loose Women stars Charlene White, Jane Moore and Nadia Sawalha have shared a touching message of support to their former colleague Jane McDonald upon hearing of her partner's tragic death. Before going on to their regularly scheduled discussions, the trio decided to send their love to Jane, 58, as they were all friends of her partner Ed Rothe thanks to his appearances on the show in the past.

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Jane McDonald recently announced the heartbreaking news that her partner Ed Rothe died after a battle with lung cancer.The 58 year old took to her official Twitter page to inform her 164,300 followers about the tragic news as she shared a photo of herself and Ed smiling for the camera. In the caption, she wrote: "It is with immense sadness that we share the news that Jane’s beloved life partner, Ed, passed away on Friday 26th March.

Jane McDonald announced the heartbreaking news yesterday that her beloved partner Ed Rothe had died after a battle with lung cancer. The official Instagram page for the Loose Women star, 58, confirmed the sad news on Wednesday shortly after his funeral.