Lauren Laverne has paid a heartbreaking tribute to her mum Celia Gofton after she suddenly died while the radio host was presenting at Glastonbury Festival.
The 44-year-old radio breakfast show presenter, who is covering the Somerset festival for the BBC, honoured her mum with an emotional Instagram post.
The DJ shared a sweet message about how Celia was the ‘most compassionate and most tenacious person I have ever met’ as she shared her ‘utter heartbreak’.
So sad: Lauren Laverne has paid a heartbreaking tribute to her mum Celia Gofton after she suddenly died while the radio host was presenting at Glastonbury Festival
Lauren started her post on Instagram: ‘Yesterday I lost my Mam, Celia. She was the kindest, most compassionate and most tenacious person I have ever met. Born in the middle of nine kids, she was a master peacemaker and persuader.’
She went on in the length post to detail her mother’s life from school to being cared for at UCLH.
Lauren explained: ‘She passed her…
