Dapper Laughs’ grandmother has passed away.
The comedian, whose real name is Daniel O’Reilly, revealed his family "is in bits" after she died following a fall, and that the grief has been made even more difficult because they are unable to see each other due to the coronavirus restrictions.
He tweeted: "I just lost my Grandmar, she fell, broke her neck & passed. My family is in bits & we can’t comfort each other in person, its made the 17,000 other deaths from covid-19 we hear of on the news, so many feelings my same pain. Thought are with you, it’s tough. (sic)
The 46-year-old comic received messages of support on social media, including from former ‘Hollyoaks’ actor Paul Danan, who appeared alongside the star in the London theatre show ‘Time’.
Paul tweeted: "So so sorry to hear this mate. Thoughts and prayers are with you bro will give you a call. Here for you Dan. (sic)"
The former ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ contestant also posted an Instagram tribute to Bridie, where he recalled some of his favourite memories of his grandmother and her "wicked sense of humour".
He wrote:"My grandma fell and broke her neck then a few days later (yesterday) she passed away.
"So shocked, such sad times. So upset. So much talk of death around. Got that same lump of sadness in my throat as when my dad died. Wasn’t her time to go and she didn’t deserve it like that. Just wanted to say to reach out to those you love, you never know.
"The family is truly devastated, my mums heart is broken. Dosent feel like the right time for her to go. We couldn’t even be with her in her last moments and we can’t be there for each other now, it’s a very strange time.
"Writing always helps me vent so im going to talk a little bout her. Bridie was a very funny person, we joked all the time, she had a wicked sence of humour and only really swore infront of me, no one believed me she did, she once sent me a photo of her in the post and wrote on the back "it’s been so long since you been to see me I thought I’d remind you what I looked like".
"One Xmas she knitted me a willy warmer, could barely fit it over the end of my little finger, she put it in a card and laughed so hard when I opened it.
"She was a strong Irish catholic’s woman that fought for her sister freedom when she wrongly charged with murder and had her freed, she married a handsome Indian man, my grandad, which was a brave thing to do all those years ago as a Irish catholic.
"She looked after him till the day she died, he doesn’t know what’s going on as he has quite bad Alzheimer’s. So sad. But here’s to you Grandmar I’ll miss you. I’ll be back to make you laugh in no time. Life goes on for us left behind. Thought are with anyone going through same there must be a lot of sadness around at the moment, and to my family I love you all, we will be ok x (sic)"
Dapper Laughs devastated after grandmother dies
