A consultant for Boy Geroge has confirmed the singer’s mom Dinah O’Dowd has handed away aged 84.
The household requested for privateness in a press release launched on The Culture Club’s Twitter.
“I am very sad to confirm the news of the passing of Boy George’s beloved mother Dinah,” Culture Club’s supervisor Paul Kemsley wrote.
“George is devastated as are the family. They were all by her bedside when she passed and George was holding her hand.
“He wants me to extend his deep gratitude to the huge out pouring of love and support he is receiving and whilst he can’t respond he feels grateful and the messages help…
“George and his family would politely now request some privacy to be able to grieve and come to terms with their heartbreaking loss.”
Tributes have poured in for O’Dowd, with Boy George’s good friend DJ Fat Tony remembering her as “an incredible, beautiful, strong woman”.
“God bless you you amazing woman Dinah ….my heart goes out to @boygeorgeofficial and the entire O Dowd family what an incredible beautiful strong woman we will miss you x,” he wrote.
In April 2020, the Karma Chameleon singer revealed his mom had undergone surgical procedure.
“My beautiful mum is in the Queen Elizabeth hospital in Woolwich. A problem with her heart or lungs,” he mentioned on the time.
“She’s stable but they have said they won’t resuscitate her if things go wrong? Apparently, it won’t work? How can they know. Please pray!”
George mentioned his mum was in hospital for 2 days and obtained the perfect care doable.
“You know, beginning of the pandemic my mum was in hospital. I wasn’t allowed to see her. I thought she was going to die,” he informed Scarlette Douglas on I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.
George is one among six kids born to O’Dowd and their abusive father, Jeremiah O’Dowd, who died in 2003.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
