Actress Farrah Fawcett lost her long battle with cancer in the early hours of this morning. The 62-year-old passed away in hospital, surrounded by friends and family.
“After a long and brave battle with cancer, our beloved Farrah has passed away,” her partner Ryan O’Neal said in a statement.
“Although this is an extremely difficult time for her family and friends, we take comfort in the beautiful times that we shared with Farrah over the years and the knowledge that her life brought joy to so many people around the world.”
Farrah was given the last rights on Thursday, and Ryan says he talked to her throughout the night before her death. Earlier this week he had announced their engagement, but sadly Farrah lost her battle before she could make it to the aisle.
The couple’s son, Redmond, is currently serving time in jail for drug offences and was only able to speak to his mother over the phone before she died. He told her “how much he loved her and asked her to please forgive him that he was so very, very sorry,” Ryan O’Neal was quoted as saying.
“She’s now with her mother and sister and her God,” says Ryan’s statement. “I loved her with all my heart. I will miss her so very, very much. She was in and out of consciousness. I talked to her all through the night.
“I told her how very much I loved her. She’s in a better place now.”
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