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

@BilboBagBin Michael Jackson has been mentioned a few times, I assume @Pandaparty means that.

No I haven't.

Is it normal? It's certainly very common, yes.

Ayrton Senna. Was on a solo horse riding holiday at the time and unashamedly bawled throughout dinner and on the train back to London the next day.

No to be honest because I didn't know them personally.

Anthony Bourdain, I recently watched Roadrunner and it brought it back again. Amazing human.

John Peel. I stood in HMV in Covent Garden where they played Teenage Kicks on repeat and burst into tears.

Also, George Michael still gets me. So young and the time of year play their part.

My heart is breaking about Deborah James

I am so so so sad about the fact she is dying it is awful. I was awake all night thinking about her poor children.

Joe Strummer's death broke me. I'd met him in my late teens and spent an evening backstage with him and his band, he was just so kind and inclusive and not at all creepy like I bet a lot of celebs would be towards a nineteen year old girl. Just friendly and really genuine. Then he died pretty soon (within a couple of years) afterwards and I just cracked open.

Kurt Cobain. I was a nirvana obsessed teen at the time.

Paul Ritter too.
He was a comic genius.

Same with Michael Schumacher. I feel so sad when I think of what a great man he was and how he would hate being like this. I feel tearful just thinking about him now actually.

Keith Flint. I was meant to go to see the Prodigy at what turned out to be their last gig but was ill so didn't make it. Will always regret that 😔

Definitely Rick Mayall and Alan Rickman too. Childhood idols.

Tom Parker

Such a desperately sad and unfair situation.

I'm just a couple of years younger than him.

My kids are the same age as his.

I loved the wanted from being young and he was my favourite.

Watching his documentary was so upsetting, he was obviously so full of life and so loved, and his diagnosis was a complete shock. It was incredible how he managed to join TW on tour and find a way to get on stage for a final time.

His wife is incredibly strong too.

Prince for me, still upsets me now. Chadwick Boseman was such an awful shock too.

Avicii. He was so young and such a talent.

Terry Wogan for me too - such an integral part of growing up, and then gone so quickly
Still makes me a bit sad when I hear his voice knowing he's not here anymore

Victoria Wood - I loved virtually everything she did and it really came out of the blue.

Also Jeremy Hardy and Linda Smith. I loved the News Quiz when they were in it, and they were such lovely, funny people.

It’s normal to feel sad when it’s someone that meant something to you. I feel said about Fletcher from Depeche Mode also dying today at only 60. I loved Depeche Mode as a teen. I felt very sad about Princess Diana, Sean Lock, Robin Williams, Victoria Wood and many more. At least with someone who was in the public eye, their work lives on.

Oh yes Terry Wogan was the sound of breakfast throughout my childhood.
Michael Jackson???? Err no, good riddance.

Chester Bennington (Linkin Park lead singer). The band was such a big part of my formative years, I was devastated when he died. Honestly, I still can’t listen to the Hybrid Theory album.

And not quite at the same level but I feel a pang of sadness whenever I remember that Anthony Bourdain is dead.

I have cried In my time. Mainly at the beautiful words others have said about those departed. And a little bit of sorrow that I know I will probably leave this Earth having not made a difference and not be worthy of one word.

Sometimes people are tied up in our lives through association. We can’t help but feel sad, wistful or nostalgic for that long gone day watching a film or a gig with those who mattered to us more.

I think famous folk sometimes leave behind a far bigger legacy than they ever thought possible. And I hope that is a comfort to those who loved them best.

Chester Bennington
Keith Flint
George Michael
Paul Ritter

Jill Dando for me.

Such a tragedy and I can't believe they've never found out who did it.

And Victoria Wood.
Loved her work so much and taken far too soon.

Geoff Hamilton, the Gardeners’ World presenter. Such an inspiring, humble , kind man; he didn’t have a mean bone in his body. He was recovering well from a heart attack and then boom, he was gone.