She was just four years old when she became an orphan but after Sir Bob Geldof adopted her into his family, Tiger Lily Hutchence has never looked back.
September 17th marks 16 years since Paula Yates was tragically found dead at her London home from an accidental heroin overdose at just 41.
The charismatic presenter left behind four children – Fifi, Peaches and Pixie with her ex-husband Bob Geldof and of course Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily Hutchence, also known as Tiger Lily, with her partner and INXS frontman Michael Hutchence.
Tiger was just 16 months old when her Michael passed away from a suspected suicide in November 1997. There’s no denying the 20-year-old shares a striking resemblance to her late rock star dad.
These days, the only daughter of Paula and Michael lives a normal life away from the spotlight with her adoptive father Bob and half-siblings in London.
Pals say the level-headed teen is keen to follow in her parents’ footsteps and pursue a career in the creative arts.
In 2014, tragedy struck yet again when Tiger’s beloved half-sister Peaches died from an heroin overdose in eerily similar circumstances Paula’s passing.
However the death has only brought the troubled family closer together with Tiger playing a key role as doting aunt to Peaches’ two sons Astala, three, and Phaedra, two.
Click through as we look back at Tiger Lily Hutchence, 16 years after her mother’s tragic death
Proud sister Fifi Geldof recently shared this stunning snap of Tiger watching on as she married Andrew Robertson.
A striking resemblance: Tiger was only 16 months old when her father and INXS star Michael Hutchence passed away from a suspected suicide in November 1997.
Just three years later in 2000, her mother Paula Yates passed away from an accidental heroin overdose at her London home. This week marks 16 years since the devastating events. WATCH: Rare footage of Paula and Tiger together. Post continues after the video
Paula Yates talks about motherhood
Paula’s ex-husband Sir Bob Geldof (pictured on the left in 2005 with Tiger, and on the right the 20-year-old leaves good friend Nick Grimshaw’s birthday party in September 2015) legally adopted her so she could grow up with her sisters.
In 1997 shortly before his death, Michael told Triple J’s Angela Catterns that he was loving every minute of fatherhood.
“She’s amazing. She’s never cried. I mean, people go ‘Oh my God how can you deal with it?’ But it’s easy. We wake her up in the morning. She’s just the one we ordered,” the Aussie rock star gushed of his only daughter during the candid chat. Here, the family of three pose with Triple J’s host Angela.
Paula married The Boomtown Rats star Bob Geldof in 1986, however their marriage soon crumbled after she fell for Michael.
“It shouldn’t have been a surprise to Bob [that Paula left him], that’s all I can say. I think she’s [Paula’s] a little misunderstood. But boy, she likes me! I love her,” Michael reflected to Triple J of Paula’s alleged affair with him.
“Paula writes books [on motherhood]. They’re mad-cap concepts but they work. We don’t have cots, she sleeps with us. We don’t carry around prams or any of that stuff, she just hangs out. And it works. Premonition style,” Michael revealed of their attachment parenting philosophies in 1997.
“We call her Tiger. Tiger Lily is one of her names [but] Tiger seems to be sticking. I’m pretty good at being a dad, surprisingly. I love it! A lot of people seem to be shocked for some reason,” the Never Tear Us Apart hitmaker mused.
In 2013, Tiger Lily was linked to Spanish skateboarder Bruno Sorondo however the pair have since called it quits. Last year she was dating a handsome British bloke, who joined them on a family holiday.
In 2014, tragedy struck yet again when Tiger’s beloved half-sister Peaches Geldof (far right) died from an accidental heroin overdose in eerily similar circumstances to Paula’s passing. Here, sisters Fifi Trixiebell, Pixie, Peaches and Tiger Lily pose for a happy snap at an even in London in 2004.
The death has only brought the family closer together with Tiger, pictured with half sister Pixie in 2011, playing a key role as doting aunt to Peaches’ two sons Astala, three, and Phaedra, two.
These days the only daughter of Paula and Michael lives a normal life away from the spotlight with her step-father Bob and half-siblings.
Pals say the level-headed teen is keen to follow in her parents’ footsteps and pursue a career in the creative arts.
A proud Bob beams as he shares a laugh with Peaches, Tiger and Pixie in Dublin, 2006.
In 2015, Tiger attended the British Summer Time festival with Noel Fielding and Daisy Lowe.
We have no doubt Paula and Michael would be so proud of their daughter. (L-R) The television presenter carries her daughter to an event and in 2010, Tiger sits front row at Naomi Campbell’s Fashion For Relief.
Sir Bob Geldof on losing Peaches Geldof
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