EXCLUSIVE: Peter Andre’s ‘intense pain’ after devastating family loss

EXCLUSIVE: Peter Andre has shared his heartbreak after hearing the news that Geordie Shore star Holly Hagan’s younger sister Darci has died at the age of 19

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Peter Andre is reminiscing about a devastating time in his life(Image: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock)

Peter Andre has opened up about the heartbreaking emotions that came flooding back to him after hearing the tragic news of Holly Hagan’s younger sister, Darci, passing away at just 19.

In his latest column, the singer and TV personality revealed that the news hit him hard, reminding him of the grief he still feels over losing his beloved brother, Andrew. “I can’t imagine how Holly must be feeling after losing her sister at such a young age,” Peter wrote. “I lost my brother Andrew at 54, and the pain was intense, so I feel awful for anyone going through something similar — especially when it’s a sibling who was so young.”

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Peter Andre’s brother passed away in 2012(Image: ITV)

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Peter went on to explain that grief has a way of reopening old wounds. “It unlocks a feeling you can’t lock back up,” he said softly. “I really hope Holly finds comfort in the love and support around her right now.”

Peter’s older brother Andrew tragically lost his battle with kidney cancer in December 2012 after battling the illness for ten months. Following his death, Peter was said to be ‘devastated’ by the news, and they had shared a close relationship.

In 2018, Peter admitted that his family still can’t talk about the sudden death of Andrew. While appearing on stage at the time, at James Ingham’s Jog On To Cancer event in London’s Café de Paris, Peter revealed cancer tore his family apart.

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“I’m a very proud ambassador of Cancer Research UK since I lost my brother,” he said. “It came out of the blue. He was healthy, he was active. But not only did he get this terrible disease but he lost his life shortly afterwards. And it tore us apart.”

Andrew was understood to have been responding well to treatment before his situation worsened in the November. His parents flew to the UK from their home in Australia to be at his bedside with his wife Magda and daughter.

Peter was preparing for a show in Cardiff when he was told Andrew had taken a turn for the worse – he immediately cancelled his remaining tour dates at the time to rush to his bedside.

He even moved Andrew into his Surrey home so he could receive specialised treatment at the Royal Marsden Hospital in Chelsea, West London.

He continued: “Early detection is key. Do I think my brother’s life would have been saved it was detected earlier? Sure. The bigger picture here is that millions of people are going through this right now. As a family, we’re still so devastated by this loss we can’t sit down as a family and talk about it because it’s still so raw.”

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Holly Hagan’s sister Darci has passed away at the age of 19(Image: hollyhaganblyth/Instagram)

He added: “I remember when we first lost Andrew and Cancer Research got in touch to see if I wanted to get involved. I told them, no! I was angry at cancer. I said I wouldn’t support something that took my brother’s life. But then my brother Mike said to be, ‘Bro, you’re never going to get over it so you might as well get on with it.’”

“You’ve got to get on with it. In me something changed and I knew I wanted to be involved in the solution.”

Pete was left heartbroken when Andrew passed away with his family at his bedside. A spokeswoman said at the time: “Peter is devastated. He was very, very close to his brother. “This is the very first family member Peter has experienced losing. He just needs time to grieve.”