Have you ever been really affected by the death of a celebrity? Is this normal?

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I feel so heartbroken at Ray Liotta passing away. My husband and friends must think I'm crackers but I genuinely have been fond of him for years and years. I always hoped I would meet him one day and believed

Prince - I had loved him and his music since I was 10 years old.

Michael Hutchence - My first crush and I played Kick over and over again.

Paul Walker (actor). Very shallow of me but I thought he was so handsome and it was a horrible way to go.

Robin Williams
Chester Bennington

Men properly dominating this thread (including a few sex offenders). I wonder if people just like men more, if it's that there are more men in the public eye, or if men are more likely to die early because of suicide/reckless behaviour and therefore shock us more. Probably a combination of all that.

@Pandaparty what have I missed? Who are you alleging is a sex offender? You are right about not many women getting mentioned.

John Denver, after he was killed in a microlite crash. Was a huge fan of his music and had seen him in an outdoor concert in Melbourne. I still feel sad he's gone when listening to his music.

Rik Mayall. He was amazing and I was gutted 😭

Taylor Hawkins 😢

Jade Goody affected me. I wasn’t a fan of hers but I remember her being so young and full of life. Her death seemed particularly cruel because she was taken at such a young age and her boys were so little and needed their mum. Just so heartbreaking and although she made some poor choices (as we all do) I feel that she showed such bravery towards the end and did a lot for raising awareness of cervical cancer.

Yes, David Bowie and John Lennon as a teen

Big giant hugs op, when John Thaw (who my dad loved) died I was inconsolable, same with Pavorotti who died of cancer when my dad was fighting it. I remember when Freddy mercury and Ronald Dahl died I couldn’t believe it and my friend fell apart at Michael Jackson and Whitney Hope you’re okay, he seemed very cool

Yes, James Gandolfini

I see death almost every day of my life so no, never have.

Victoria Wood’s death made me very sad. Watching her old stand ups and sketches got me through so many hard times. She was such a loss.

Amy Whitehouse. Just seemed such a waste and so sad as she was amazingly talented.

George Michael, couldn't quite believe it.

River Phoenix when I was 14.

George Michael and Victoria Wood, principally. Alan Rickman, Michael Elphick and Paul Ritter quite a lot. And Brad Renfro. He was such an engaging, natural child actor and his life just imploded.

John Peel for me. Just sobbed and sobbed.
He was such a constant in my life til then all through secondary school and uni.
More recently Mark Keds.

Amy Winehouse
Peaches Geldof
David Bowie
Mark Lanegan

Andrew fletcher from Depeche Mode, Alan Rickman, Paul Ritter, Freddy Mercury

I felt sad at the death of Witney Houston but I was so, so sad when I heard about her daughter dying. Such a bloody shame.

I remember being utterly shocked at Michael Jackson, just couldn't get my head around it.

I will be incredibly sad when both the Queen and Anthony Hopkins pass away

David Bowie. Can't listen to Blackstar without crying. I was also shocked when Lou Reed, Amy Winehouse , Rik Mayall, Peaches Geldof and Charlotte Coleman died.

George Michael. I grew up with his music and to know he was such a troubled soul, dying way before his time, was very sad. His voice, to me, was magical and he brought so much happiness to people. I do hope he's at peace now.

Definitely this one. I was so gutted. FND is my absolute favourite comedy.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg- yes she was elderly but she represented so much hope and look what has happened now.

Brittany Murphy. I cut my teeth on Clueless and I loved her. Such a shocking and tragic death.