Johannah Deakin, la mamma di Louis Tomlinson degli One Direction, è morta il 7 dicembre. Aveva solo 43 anni e si è spenta in seguito ad una grave forma di leucemia che l’ha strappata all’affetto di suo marito, del nipote Freddie e di 7 figli, tra i quali il cantante Louis Tomlinson, padre del primo nipote di Johannah Deakin.
L’annuncio della morte è stato riportato dal Daily Mail e dal The Sun. Johannah lascia i figli Charlotte, 18 anni, Felicite, 16 anni, le gemelle Daisy e Phoebe, 12 anni, e i gemelli Ernest e Doris, di 2 anni, oltre al maggiore, Louis Tomlinson.
I due gemelli Ernest e Doris sono figli dell’ultimo marito di Johannah, Dan Deaking. I due si sono sposati nel 2014. In rete la notizia della scomparsa della donna ha raggiunto prima i compagni di band di Louis Tomlinson e lo staff di lavoro dei One Direction, poi i fan che in tutto il mondo hanno twittato messaggi d’amore e di cordoglio.
Da Zayn Malik a Liam Payne e Simon Cowell, molti sono stati i messaggi per Louis che non ha intenzione di rinunciare alla performance in occasione della finale di X Factor UK prevista per domani sera. L’artista ha spiegato che sarà un omaggio in musica dedicato a sua mamma Johannah Deakin, che in lui e nelle sue canzoni ha sempre creduto. Louis presenterà il suo primo singolo da solista dal titolo Just Hold On, con Steve Aoki.
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— Liam (@LiamPayne) 9 dicembre 2016
Heartbroken for you @Louis_Tomlinson. Your mum Jay was an incredible person. Sending you all my love
— Simon Cowell (@SimonCowell) 9 dicembre 2016
@Louis_Tomlinson my heart breaks for you. I am so sorry. My thoughts are with you and your loved ones at this incredibly tragic time.
— Cheryl (@CherylOfficial) 9 dicembre 2016
@Louis_Tomlinson love you bro! All of your family is in my prayers. proud of your strength and know your mum is too x
— zayn (@zaynmalik) 9 dicembre 2016
IL COMUNICATO UFFICIALE scritto da Dan Deaking.
It is with immeasurable sadness that Johannah Deakin’s family said goodbye to Johannah in the early hours of Wednesday 7th December 2016. Earlier this year Johannah was diagnosed with a very aggressive form of leukaemia that required immediate and continuous treatment.
We respectfully request that the family are given time and space to grieve in private.
Johannah was first and foremost a truly amazing mother to seven children – Louis (24), Lottie (18), Félicité (16), and two sets of twins, Phoebe and Daisy (12) and Ernest and Doris (2) – whose individual talents and success are testament to the principles and beliefs she instilled in them. She was also an incredibly proud grandmother to Freddie.
Incredibly selfless, she would always look to put other people before herself. She desired nothing more than for everyone around her to be happy and loving. She worked tirelessly on numerous charity campaigns, creating memories for many individuals and their families. It wasn’t uncommon for Johannah to hear through the media of an individual in need of assistance, and she would immediately make it her objective to get that person what they often desperately needed, and rarely without success.
These are the things that made Johannah happy and content in life, and all of which for me made her simply the perfect wife and best friend to face each day with. I thoroughly loved walking through life with her, and though five years was far too short a time, during that time we had so many lifetimes worth of happiness, adventures, and memories.
We would like to send our sincere thanks to Professor Steve Mackinnon and his team at University College London Hospital where Johannah was hospitalised since May. And during the last few weeks Professor John Snowden and his colleagues at Royal Hallamshire Hospital Sheffield.