Geordie Shore star Holly Hagan, 33, has paid touching tribute to her sister Darci Rose after her death aged 19.
In an emotional statement on social media, she wrote: ‘It is with immeasurable grief and sadness that our baby girl, my baby sister Darci Rose passed away peacefully holding my hand surrounded by family and her best friends.
‘She was never in any pain.’
Sharing that ‘the last four days have been something I hope no family ever has to go through,’ she added: ‘We are traumatised in every sense of the word.’
Hagan said that ‘one day’ they will share Darci’s story but for now have asked for ‘privacy’ as their family ‘process what has happened’.
After thanking the emergency and medical services at Manchester Royal Infirmary for ‘giving [her] sister the absolute best chance’ she said that they all had the chance to ‘hold her hand, stroke her hair and feel her heart beating for the last time.’
She then spoke about her sister, saying: ‘Darci is so beautiful and she genuinely didn’t even realise it.
‘I always told her she’d look better without the huge spider lashes but we all know what a hypocrite I was being since I wore nine pairs at her age!
‘She lived in Darci world, forgetting to turn lights off, didn’t know how to lock doors after coming in from a night out, leaving the freezer open so my mam came down to a puddle of defrosted food.’
Praising her as ‘the best aunty’, she shared that Darci had wanted to go into ‘social work’.
She concluded: ‘I don’t know if I’m behaving in a way I assumed I would when grieving but I genuinely feel she has given me so much strength and is watching over us all as our guardian angel.
‘We love you so much baby girl. Forever 19.’
Friends and followers have rushed to share their condolences in the comments.
Fellow star Charlotte Crosby, wrote: ‘I’m blessed to have known such a beautiful girl! Alpha Jax’s birthday will be how I will remember your beautiful sister Darci, Alba spent all day playing with her!
‘She naturally gravitated to her because Darci radiated warmth and sunshine! So kind and caring. Reading this post has broke my heart. I love you so much Holly sending so much love to you your mam and John.’
Nathan Henry echoed: ‘Holly, im so so sorry for you and your families loss. I’m sending you all love and hugs.’ And Kyle Christie added: ‘So sorry to hear this Holly my heart is broken for all of you, if you need anything from any of us we’re all here for you and your family.’
‘Oh holly I can’t believe what I’m reading. I am so so sorry for yours and your families loss, sending you all the love and prayers in the world xxxxxxx,’ Shaughna Phillips shared.
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