Caprice has revealed that her beloved grandma has died of Covid, saying she will miss her ‘with all my broken heart’.
The model, 49, shared several personal snaps to Instagram on Friday as she explained that her family member passed away at the age of 91.
As well as paying tribute, the grieving star urged her fans to follow the government’s guidelines and stay home ‘so we can stop the spread’ and beat ‘this evil virus’.
Heartbroken: Caprice has revealed that her beloved grandma, 91, has died of Covid, saying she will miss her ‘with all my broken heart’ (pictured together)
Caprice penned: ‘Another sleepless night numb, crying, hurting. It ‘s raw I still don’t believe it when I say it … Covid just took my beautiful, brave Grandma to Heaven, it took her from us forever.
‘We were so close. My Grandma and Nana looked after my sis and I after school when we were growing up mom had to work long hours to provide for our family.’
The star then discussed how quickly her grandma died after being diagnosed with Covid, revealing she fought the virus for three days.
She continued: ‘I just don’t understand the first day diagnosed with Covid her oxygen levels were compromised, fever, sleeping all the time .. we were worried.
Family: The model, 49, shared several personal snaps as she explained that her family member (pictured in an undated snap) passed away at the age of 91 after three days
‘The next day fever gone, drinking a lot, eating and all vitals stable. Doctor said she was unbelievable he hadn’t seen improvements like this so fast. We thought she was on her way to full recovery.
‘Next day Covid took my beautiful Grandma to Heaven. I can’t believe this is real. I can’t believe she is gone. It happened so fast I couldn’t say goodbye… and thank her for all her sacrifices and guidance and endless love.’
Emotional Caprice then paid tribute to her ‘beautiful’ grandma and urged her fans to stick to the rules as to save others.
She said: ‘I know she knew this but I needed to tell her again. My beautiful GRANDMA was 91 , healthy, strong, a survivor. A force to be reckoned with.
Beloved: Emotional Caprice then paid tribute to her ‘beautiful’ grandma and urged her fans to stick to the rules as to save others
Grief: The star said that the loss of her loved one was ‘devastating’ and she’s feeling ‘numb’ as she processes the news (pictured with her family)
‘This virus is evil, it took her so fast. I know it is such a tough time for everyone but please take Covid serious… please follow govt guidelines.
‘Please stay home…. you may be strong enough to fight it but what if you have it and give it to someone who isn’t as strong as you like my Grandma.
‘It is just devastating… just hurts so much … I just think if we work together the faster we can save lives and stop the spread.’
To conclude her moving post, Caprice quoted her son, penning: ‘My 7 year old son said something to me last night that was beyond his naive years ..he said “mommy we have to take care of our planet and other people, if we don’t COVID won’t stop”.
She said: ‘This virus is evil, it took her so fast. I know it is such a tough time for everyone but please take Covid serious… please follow govt guidelines’
So quick: The model explained that her grandma (pictured left and right) had been sick with Covid for three days but seemed to be getting better on day two, with the family thinking ‘she was on her way to full recovery’
‘Evil virus’: The heartbroken star shared a selection of candid family snaps in tribute to her grandma
‘”It likes how bad some people are, that is why it is here”. We need to help G-d because he is doing too much. The most powerful thing is our heart. We have to tell everyone this for Nana Sue.
‘I am sharing this with you now for my special Grandma and my 7 year old son to honour my brave Grandma and share the devastation and danger of Covid.
‘My beautiful Grandma is so special and so loved. I miss her so much with all my broken heart. G-d bless all who lost there loved ones. I am so very and deeply sorry.’
Caprice has been regularly sharing candid insights into her life in lockdown and recently revealed that she’s struggling to homeschool her sons Jett and Jax.
Strong words: Caprice also sent her thought to everyone else who has lost a loved one
Likening the situation to ‘torture’ and calling it a ‘nightmare’, the model, 49, posted glam pictures of herself juxtaposed with photos of her current situation.
Going make-up free and looking exasperated as she helped her boys, both seven, with their work, she joined other parents in lamenting the difficult situation.
She wrote: ‘ Good morning beautiful insta friends introducing #lockdown again!!! Keep swiping defo not as glam as first couple of pics…up at stupid’o lock printing lessons for the day then the nightmare begins.
Her boys: Caprice is mum to two boys, Jett and Jax, with the star saying her seven-year-old told her ‘mommy, we have to take care of our planet and other people’
‘I gotta stick to my strengths and teaching isn’t one of them but of course I love my kids more than my own life so we don’t give up even tho they just don’t listen … of course if it was someone else they are like angels.
‘Then just to add to my torture I give them a test that I make up at the end of there daily curriculum…to ensure all was understood as their school is so fast paced if they get behind it is not nice for them.’ [sic].
She continued: ‘I don’t know as parents we all try our best I just feel so bad for them … and I am not the best teacher.’
Only human: It comes after Caprice revealed she was struggling with homeschooling her two boys during the third nationwide lockdown