‘Hope you’re somewhere jamming out’: Ashley Roberts honours her late father Pat on his 70th birthday with series of sweet snaps… two years after his tragic suicide
- In April 2018, heartbroken Ashley revealed her beloved dad Pat committed suicide after years of mental and physical health problems
- On Thursday, she paid tribute to her late dad with a number of pictures
- For confidential support call the Samaritans on 116 123
Ashley Roberts paid tribute to her late father on what would have been his 70th birthday on Thursday – two years after his tragic suicide.
Alongside a series of images of her beloved father, including a childhood snap and a band shot, she added a caption reading: ‘Dad would of been 70 today. Hope you’re somewhere jamming out and making some solid tunes! Happy Birthday fash’.
The Pussycat Dolls star, 38, also posed up a storm in a nude suit and revealed she was going for ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll vibes’ to honour her dad, who she calls ‘Fash’.
Heartache: Ashley Roberts paid tribute to her late father on what would have been his 70th birthday on Thursday – two years after his tragic suicide
Ashley was feeling nostalgic on Thursday as she posted the touching snaps in a sweet tribute to her beloved father.
In April 2018, Ashley revealed Pat committed suicide in a heartbreaking Instagram post. At the time, she paid tribute with a touching flashback image of her late dad – who passed away after suffering from ‘physical and mental health’ issues.
Admitting that she was in a ‘state of shock and confusion’, Ashley shared the tragic news in an attempt to support fans coping with the death of a loved one.
In the sweet throwback image, the Clockwork hitmaker made a bunny ear gesture as she cuddled her father on a beach.
Honour: Alongside a series of images of her beloved father, including a childhood snap and a band shot, she added a caption reading: ‘Dad would of been 70 today. Hope you’re somewhere jamming out and making some solid tunes! Happy Birthday fash’
Vibes: The Pussycat Dolls star, 38, also posed up a storm in a nude suit and revealed she was going for ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll vibes’ to honour her dad, who she calls ‘Fash’
An honour: In April 2018, Ashley revealed Pat committed suicide in a heartbreaking Instagram post
Ashley explained that it has been a difficult time following her father’s death: ‘With great sadness in my heart, I wanted to share with you that on the 19th of March – after a long battle of physical and mental heath – My father took his own life.’
‘The past 3.5 weeks I’ve been in a state of shock, confusion, questioning, pain so deep in my guts it’s been hard to come up for air.’
She continued: ‘Feeling like I don’t know how to move forward from here. What am I supposed to do with all this? For now, I sit here with this pain – Inviting it ALL in.’
‘To teach me, to heal me, to rebuild me. If any of you have gone through something similar. I understand and my heart goes out to you.’
‘I will be sharing more on this in the next days, weeks, months to come – as raising awareness here and outreach for those left behind is so so so important . But for now I am grateful for your love and support.’
Rock on! She shared a touching snap of her rocker dad in his drumming heyday
Sweet: In the images, Pat looked happy and carefree
This is not the first time the Arizona native has opened up about mental illness within her family, as she revealed her brother Jayce suffers from schizophrenia.
In an interview with The Sunday People, the reality star shared that his condition costed him time in prison. Speaking in 2015, Ashley said: ‘My brother’s not well. He’s been suffering from schizophrenia since he was a teenager.’
Jayce was arrested for violence during Ashley’s I’m A Celeb stint in 2012. ‘It’s a rough system in America and it took years for the system to finally take him on.’
‘But now he’s in a good place and getting the kind of care he needs…he’s living in a care home now and I talk to him when I can.’
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Awash: She shared a striking image from beneath a pier