Celebrity deaths that shocked you

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Which celebrity’s death do you feel shocked at?

I would probably say Robin Williams. Which is probably an obvious one. George Micheal and Bowie also.

Ah Stephen was such a loss. I met him as a kid such a nice guy so patient with fans

Bowie, he was a constant in my life, always doing interesting things musically, so talented and his good looks were a real bonus. My copy of Black Star landed on my mat on Sunday (the day before his death was announced ) and because his music needs time and attention I thought I would listen to it throughout the following week. Woke to the news of his death the next day and felt unable to listen to the new album until the summer of 2016. I cried, I have never cried about the death of a famous person before or since. I guess it was because I had listened to him from my teens through to my late middle age, he "never let me down" and I still miss him and wonder what he would have to say about the state of the world. It also makes me sad to think that he never got to see his grandchildren or to see his daughter Lexi fully grow up.

Patrick Swayzy and Paul Walker 🥺

Not a shock due to age but Dame Maggie Smith was very sad.

Rewatching Downtown Abbey and she’s incredible.

Why. When so many people spoke out about him

Jeff Buckley
Lennon
Lou Reed and his old mate...
David Bowie
George Michael
Kirsty McColl
John Smith ...Labour leader
QE II
Diana

Victoria Wood, Peaches Geldof and Britney Murphy spring to mind.

What has any of that got to do with being shocked he died?

Agreed, although also very disappointed finding out about his dodgy history with young women.

Victoria Wood - I loved her writing - the comedy and the serious stuff - and I feel the world was robbed.

Terry Pratchett.

Sting.. Human traffic movie 90 s rave scene.😁

Naya Rivera-that poor woman who drowned to save her son. She was fantastic in Glee as Santana along with Cory Monteith.

Caroline Flack. I remember being really upset but I wasn’t a follower.
Alan Rickman - I cried my eyes out that day.
Matthew Perry - he was my fave f.r.i.e.n.d. Very sad.

I'm shocked people care that he did, therefore his death shocked me.

Sting isn't dead ! (I just had to Google in case I missed this news )

George Michael always made me sad that he died on his own at Christmas 😢

Robin Williams was a shock and I was genuinely upset.

Alan Rickman was upsetting as well.

Yes, I remember feeling shocked at the news about John Lennon.

Amy Winehouse.

He was violent, just not physically. But yes I agree I instigated the physical response. However, the police and doctors didn’t arrest me. They arrested him. They explained that women who respond violently to verbal and mental abuse are doing so in self defence. I owned it, I know I punched him - but I was the one who ended up needing medical assistance and he was arrested. Things aren’t black and white.

Brittany Murphy

Thank you for understanding. So many women suffer mental abuse and try so hard to protect their families. Responding with violence was my breaking point and I’m not proud of it and I take full responsibility. However, it wouldn’t have happened out of nowhere, I’ve never hit anyone else in my life.

Did you see the documentary series about her. Some of the cruelty inflicted on her by the tabloids was truly hard to watch, especially after Michael Hutchence's death was truly hard to watch. That and finding out her father was Hughie Green and losing the love of her life tragically just broke her. The way Ian Hislop spoke to her on HIGNFY was so unpleasant I've never been able to watch him on TV since.

Also Michael Mosley, Diana, George Michael all shocked and saddened me.

Victoria Wood. She still had so much to do, who knows what she might have produced by now.

Shocked at Amy Winehouse dying, that was weird.

Incredibly sad and crying my eyes out when Freddie Mercury died. (Yes, I'm THAT old).

Peaches Geldof and Liam Payne. Both shocking and desperately sad.