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.

How could I have forgotten?

Kurt Cobain.

Carrie Fisher 😔

Something to do with getting in a car with a drunk driver and not wearing a seatbelt?

John Smith. How different things could have been had he been PM instead of Blair.

Donald Dewar was a massive shock as well.

JFK Jnr
Nicole Simpson
Ayrton Senna

Adan Canto shocked and saddened me the most. I think it was because we had just discovered the series he starred in (The Cleaning Lady) and I found out by accident that he died from cancer (a kind that most survive) part way through filming season 3.

also shocked and saddened about Michelle Tractenberg as I was a massive Buffy fan.

Saddened by not shocked by Matthew Perry.

Paul Walker
Tommy Cooper because we saw it live on TV

The Rev from Avenged sevenfold.
liam Payne. Not a fan, but so young.
David Bowie.

Sad - Caroline Flack - especially as I could almost identify with her situation.

Shocked and sad - Prince.

Nobody knows the truth

You know the truth. That's what matters. Sorry you experienced this.

River Phoenix, I was 16, and believed in his clean living image and there he was dead on the pavement, foaming, it was a huge shock.

Shocked: Christopher Reeve, Alan Rickman
Saddened: Sean Lock. I sobbed for days when he died.

Ayrton Senna, childhood hero fatally injured live on Grandstand on a Sunday afternoon then Moira Stewart confirmed on the 6 o’clock news that he was gone. Still can’t quite believe it.

Nearly everyone mentioned here - but the first death that shocked me when I was a teenager was Kurt Cobain. I was a big Nirvana fan and 30 years later I still remember exactly where I was & what I was doing when it came on the news.

Also it’s a shock to hear someone has died who you don’t necessarily follow anymore so aren’t aware if they had issues etc, but remember fondly from a time in the past, eg, Matthew Perry.

Does anyone remember Whitney Houston’s daughter dying & was found in the bath like Whitney. That was sad in the same way as Peaches Geldof.

Kirsty maccoll for me. Her music helped me at a difficult time of my life.

I couldn’t agree more

Caroline Aherne
Emma Chambers

The death of Caroline Aherne (Mrs. Merton, the Royle Family) touched me a lot. She died alone aged 52, but maybe she wanted it that way. She had a lot of struggles in her life, despite her wonderful talent.

@ChronicallyChill great minds think alike, cross post!

Michael Jackson was a paedophile. He paid people off, he admitted to having numerous young boys sleeping in his bed. Even if you think he wasn't a paedo, this should be enough to think what a creepy guy he was. The whole set up was bloody weird, makes my skin crawl.

The Queen died at 96, nothing sad or tragic about it.

Micheal Mosley, desperately wanted him to be found safe and well.

Really sad was Jo Cox

For me it was Archie Lyndhurst, Nicholas Lyndhurst's son. His life was only just beginning and it was so full of promise.

Has to be River Phoenix. I was 17 and hadn’t read any news about his drug taking. To me he was still the clean living and gorgeous hunk from his films. Such a huge tragedy.

Amy Winehouse - even though it seemed inevitable.

And George Michael. I was driving home on Christmas night when it came on the radio. Was gutted.