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Privacy NoticeJane McDonald has faced a few tragedies throughout the duration of her life, following the death of three loved ones, her father, mother and fiance. Her dad, who was a miner called Peter, died back in 1993. The presenter often mentions him whilst exploring the world in her Channel 5 documentary series. During one trip around the Inner Hebrides, Jane felt her father’s presence throughout as she told the camera he was the one who taught her how to dance. Towards the end of the episode, she raised a glass to the sky and paid tribute to him as her trip came to an end. Channel 5 viewers have gotten a sense of how close Jane was to her parent’s over the years. In one show, she took a trip down memory lane when exploring Scarborough, a place she often visited as a child, reports the Mirror. Holding back tears, she recalled the memories with her family as she told viewers: “Ah, happy days, I would do anything with just one more day with them.”
Jane has suffered three tragic loses in her life
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Sadly, Jane’s mum Jean died in 2018, which she announced on Twitter in a heartbreaking tribute saying: “A light in my heart has gone out for a short while.” In the past, the popular presenter has shown her gratitude for her mum, who encouraged her musical career. She once confessed: “I am going, to be honest, my first piano teacher said that I didn’t have a musical note in my body, but my mother disagreed with her.” Jane shared a touching tribute to her mum, expressing gratitude by saying: “I am very grateful to my mother for believing in me because she could see something that I couldn’t.” Despite climbing to stardom in the 90s, Jane continued her down-to-earth lifestyle living with her mum until she was 45. Fate dealt more blows when, only three years after losing her mother, her fiancé Eddie Rothe succumbed to a brief battle with lung cancer.
Jane lived with her mum until she was 45
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The couple initially crossed paths during Jane’s teenage years and reignited their romance in 2008, after reuniting by chance. Reflecting on Eddies passing in an interview with the DailyMail last year, Jane, at 61, opened up about the devastating period, sharing that Eddie had shown no symptoms and musing: “As daft as it sounds, I’m thankful it was during Covid because I was there with him.” In the face of solitude, Jane faced the monumental task of caring for Eddie with no medical professionals able to attend: “Nobody else was. But that was the hardest thing. I had no nurses or doctors come in. I had to learn how to do it all myself. I had him at home as long as I could.” Ultimately, Jane sought solace at Wakefield Hospice, where she stayed by Eddie’s side, citing: “Then I took him to the Wakefield Hospice, which is a beautiful place. I’ll be forever grateful to them. I was with him all the time there.”
Three years after her mum’s death, Jane’s fiance died
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Reeling from her loss, the 61 year old has since admitted that the prospect of new love isn’t a priority, telling MailOnline: “I’m ‘not bothered’ about finding love again,” insisting she doesn’t need a partner to lead a fulfilled life. The heavy toll of experiencing frequent encounters with death became evident when Jane broke down in tears during a repeat episode of her show last weekend while visiting a health and wellness centre. While in a virtual float tank, essentially a meditation pod, Jane couldn’t hold back the tears. After a 30-minute session with flashing lights in the pod, she spilled to the cameras: “You know when you hear these stories of people dying and they follow the light, that’s how it felt.” She added with amazement, “That has blown my mind. Thank goodness that we did that, that is something I will never forget.”Story SavedYou can find this story in  My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnJane McDonald
