Have you ever been greatly saddened by the passing of a celebrity/well known person?

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As sad as it is with anyone passing away I can’t recall many celebrity deaths ever having any lasting impact on me, except for two.

For me, it was the death of Terry Wogan.

I suppose it was mainly because I grew up with him as a constant in the background, mum always had him playing and when I became an adult I automatically carried that on. He had me in stitches and he had the most perfect voice and personality for radio.

I bawled my eyes out when he passed away and I still miss his shows.

As I say, I really don’t get sentimental over such things but the passing of Terry Wogan and my first love, George Michael really did hit me hard when they went.

Oh sorry, I didn’t bawl my eyes out over Sean Lock, but I did feel very disheartened.

Talking well known people - I bawled my eyes out when bowel babe, Dame Deborah James, died.

George Michael. He brought us so much joy with his music. He was a kind and generous man, despite his own struggles and I still miss him.

HM Queen Elizabeth II. What a great example she was; always put her duty to us first. She was my Monarch for more than 50 years. I love our current King & Queen, but still miss her.

I was very saddened to know, after he died, that Robin Williams was going through so much. I think the death of his great friend, Christopher Reeve, affected him deeply, too. Two very brave men who brought us much enjoyment.

HSH Princess Grace of Monaco. I was only a young teen when she died, but I thought she was breathtakingly beautiful. I managed to visit her grave many years ago. Prince Rainier apparently used to have fresh flowers laid there every day.

Brittany Murphy still makes me sad.

Matthew Perry too.

The only celeb I have ever cried over was Steve Irwin He could have been the next Attenbrough and god knows this planet needs one.

I have often felt sad over other celeb passings, mostly because they were young nad still had so much life to live, mind you, I feel like that over any young deaths.

David Bowie. His death was just so out of the blue and he still looked so good and was working until the end. I think what was upsetting was the thought I’d never get to see him on stage.

Caroline Aherne had been ill a while so it wasn’t a surprise at the time. I watched the BBC documentary about her at Christmas and she was so sharp, funny & courageous. Such a brilliant observer of life. I cried for her then, such a loss.

I didn’t cry over Jade Goody but her very early death, & leaving 2 young children behind was very sad.

I was really sad when George Michael died because I was a major Whammie and his music was such a big part of my teens. I thought he was gorgeous (he was) and I used to write Tayto Michael on the back of all my copies at school. Girl crushes aside, he was incredibly talented and contributed so much to the world musically. And he was only 53 - I expected him to be around for much longer. I didn't actually cry but if other people did, that's ok. We're all different and we all re-act to things differently.

Obviously I didn't mourn him as a person because I never met him. His family and friends would have have felt that loss in a very different way.

I was sad to hear of other celebrity deaths (Freddie Mercury, David Bowie, Prince etc.) but not to the same extent. Those deaths didn't feel as personal iykwim.

Caroline Aherne. And the queen - which surprised me a bit!

Victoria Wood- I still get a pang of sadness when I remember she's no longer alive. I really, really miss her comedy!

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..but it's George Michael that still gives me the occasional lump in throat when certain songs of his are played.

Sue Townsend. Still sad.

Sean Lock was another unexpected and sad loss. I think when people make you laugh(E.g Terry Wogan) it makes you feel connected to them. It’s a real talent performers have, to make strangers feel that they are almost friends.

was thinking Helen McRory as well. Mainly due to the fact that she was the same age as me when she died.

Nice to see Terry Wogan and Victoria Wood mentioned - as PPs have said, tied up with memories of childhood/younger years. DM was a big Terry fan and we always had the radio on in our kitchen in the morning growing up. We also went see Victoria live back in the day.

Caroline Aherne also - just so talented and too young.

I will be very upset if something happens to Paul Weller ……

I've never cried but was very sad when David Bowie died. His music has been wound through my life.

Also very sorry at the passing of Paul O'Grady (such a good person who raised awareness of so many issues), Paul Ritter (what a talent - alright bambinos?) and just this week Jonnie Irwin. He's been company on TV for so many years, such a funny, quick and recently very brave chap and so young to die. I feel very sorry for his young family.

Prince. I bawled my eyes out for 10 days solid.
Victoria Wood died the day before. 2016.

River Phoenix and Kurt Cobain. Vividly remember the day Kurt Cobain died, I was in school and a friend was playing smells like teen spirit on the piano and we were all crying. I was 16.

@bravotango same !
Caroline Ahern and Victoria Wood - so talented. I still think of them both quite a lot, mainly because we quote them a lot in our family.
I was upset about The Queen which surprised me too.

Ditto Terry Pratchett, also Douglas Adams - the latter really was far too soon, and suddenly part way through a book.

Others people have mentioned - especially talents, people who made the world a richer place, gone too soon.

Never cried over a celebrity death, but I have sometimes been surprised by sadness. A recent one was David Soul. He was my first crush. And he seems to have genuinely turned his life around after a long period of violence and alcohol abuse. He was active on Twitter in the last year in support of human rights-specifically the Palestinian cause, and got slammed for it, which I think was brave for an 80 year old American. And now we'll never know about his involvement with Andy Warhol and the whole gay scene in 1960s/70s Hollywood. The gossip that's gone forever!!

Caroline Aherne. She was a very important figure to me as a teenager and her shows the glue that stuck me and my dad together sometimes.

Definitely Bowie. Wore black for a week.

Princess of Wales.

Matthew Perry, because I'd been watching Friends repeats on a weekend morning on Channel 5. It's that rare show where you really feel like one of them. He was talented and handsome and could have had it all, but sort of threw it away. Really sad.

Victoria Wood, Helen McCrory and Paul Ritter.

And, of course, the magnificent Alan Rickman.

the Rev from Avenged sevenfold. he wrote such brilliant songs.
weirdly shane macgowan made me sad.
of course David Bowie.

Generally no but Robin Williams died during a year my mental health wasn't great and it really affected me. It's not the same as a loved one and generally I think fixating on a celeb is quite unhealthy but I was upset about it.