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Donna Air has announced the tragic death of her beloved father Trevor after losing his brave battle with cancer.
The TV personality, 46, took to Instagram with a heartbreaking post on Friday to mark one week since his passing in hospital in Northumbria aged 65.
Donna said saying goodbye was the 'hardest' thing she has ever done but was comforted to know he was now no longer in pain.
Posting snaps of them together throughout the years, she also shared a clip of them dancing at a wedding, describing him as her 'favourite dance partner'.
She penned: 'One week without you, Dad. Nothing feels quite right since you’ve gone. Saying goodbye was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do, but I take comfort in knowing we were together, that you felt loved, and that you are no longer suffering'.
'Cancer is such a cruel disease. Watching it take so much from you, and seeing the pain you endured, has broken my heart. It’s also been life-changing to witness how many families are walking this same path'.
Donna Air has announced the tragic death of her beloved father Trevor after losing his brave battle with cancer
The TV personality, 46, took to Instagram with a heartbreaking post on Friday to mark one week since his passing in hospital in Northumbria aged 70
Donna shared a slew of throwback snaps of herself and her father
'I’m going to miss you so very much, your silly sense of humour (even at the end), your cheeky smile, your inappropriate jokes, and our shared love of music, nature, and freedom'.
She went on: 'I’ll miss talking to you, sharing stories and ideas, and dancing together. You believed in the simple things in life, that we are all equal beings, that we should share this world with kindness respect, and love'.
'I’m so grateful to the palliative care team at Wansbeck hospital, which has been like a second home these past six months, and to the kindness and support of our dear friend’s'.
'I think you hold the record for busiest bedside at the hospital, taking notes, and bossing us all around with your very niche requests'.
Before adding: 'But most of all, I’m grateful to you dad. For the life you gave me, the sacrifices you made, memories shared, and for fighting as hard as you did so we could have more moments together. You will always be my favourite dance partner'.
Fans and famous friends were quick to share their condolences, Stacey Dooley said: 'Oh sis. I’m so so so terribly sorry Love you. How lucky you both were to have had each other':
Myleene Klass wrote: 'I’m so sorry' while Gabby Logan said: 'So sorry Donna. Sending you lots of love' and Frida Redknapp added: 'So sorry to hear the sad news. Sending big hugs'.
Posting snaps of them together throughout the years, she also shared a clip of them dancing at a wedding, describing him as her 'favourite dance partner'
Donna said saying goodbye was the 'hardest' thing she has ever done but was comforted to know he was now no longer in pain
Back in 2018 Donna wrote about her father for the Mail On Sunday, describing him as an 'undiscovered rock star' worked as an engineer
He and childhood sweet Marie, a BT receptionist, had their first child, Donna, at the age of 18, before going on to welcome Francesca and Alexander.
She penned: 'One week without you, Dad. Nothing feels quite right since you’ve gone. Saying goodbye was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do'
Fans and famous friends were quick to share their condolences
Back in 2018 Donna wrote about her father for the Mail On Sunday, describing him as an 'undiscovered rock star' worked as an engineer.
He and childhood sweet Marie, a BT receptionist, had their first child, Donna, at the age of 18, before going on to welcome Francesca and Alexander.
She penned: 'I absorbed his love of music, which definitely secured my MTV gig aged 17. [My dad] taught me how to fly a plane and play a paradiddle drum rhythm (no good unless I want to join a rock band).'
When I called him aged 19 to announce that my boyfriend at the time was taking me on his Harley-Davidson, I was expecting him to be appalled, but he simply said: ‘Cool, that’s nice pet, but always remember – lean with the bike!’
'And this has proved to be the most valuable life lesson of all. He was always affectionate (still is) and as a girl I remember being thrown about and tickled'.
She went on: 'They were simpler times. Some men now feel confused. Can’t they give a girl or woman a hug who isn’t their daughter? He’s the only man who has been with me my whole life and knows he’s irreplaceable'.
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