Loose Women’s Jane McDonald reveals niece named son Ed after her late fiancé

Jane McDonald lost her fiancé Eddie Rothe to lung cancer in April 2021. She revealed her niece named her son after him

Jane McDonald revealed her niece named her son after her late fiancé Eddie Rothe.

The singer appeared on Loose Women to discuss life a year on from losing Ed to cancer in April 2021.

She told the panelists that she now has more ‘good days than bad’ and shared the exciting news of her niece’s new addition to the family.

After being questioned about the ‘cute new man in her life’, she revealed: “It’s just so beautiful. I can’t believe it.

“My niece Katie has had a little baby boy and they’ve called him Ed.”

The panelists and audience awed as they shared a snap of the gorgeous baby boy on screen.

Jane McDonald
Jane’s fiancé Eddie passed away in 2021 
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Jane McDonald
Jane’s niece named her newborn baby Ed 
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Jane continued: “I’m loving it and relishing it and spending time with Katie and Tom, you know, and my family and just seeing this bundle, this new life.”

She was asked whether it was emotional when she discovered her niece was naming her son Ed.

“It was and it was just a credit to how much they thought about him. It’s just a lovely thing to do he’s just got the best name. I just think it’s fabulous.”

Jane met her late fiancé, who was the drummer in The Searchers, at a club in Wakefield in 1980.

The singer, who was 17 at the time, and Eddie got along like a house on fire but they parted after a few months of dating.

They didn’t see each other again until they were reunited in 2008, and they quickly struck up a relationship.

During the same year, Eddie got down on one knee.

Jane McDonald
She shared the exciting news with fans 
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Speaking about Ed being diagnosed with cancer, she recently explained: “It’s a shock when your partner becomes ill. And it’s just a shock to your system completely. And I think it’s made me realise actually, how many summers have we got left.

“And I want to do so much. I want to go on holiday, instead of filming one. I want to you know, I want to write, I want to be creative. I want to have time in my lovely home.

“You know, and I want to be here for my family. You know, my, my niece is just about to have a baby. And we’re all very excited about that.

” And I want to be around, I want to be around for them all just for a while to like sort myself out and then stop working as much as I do. Because I work constantly.”

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