Fans show support for Imogen Thomas after she shares heartbreaking family news

This is the second close family member that Imogen Thomas has lost to cancer; first being her father and now her uncle.
UPDATED JAN 20, 2020
Imogen Thomas (Source: Getty Images)
Imogen Thomas (Source: Getty Images)

Fans and followers have been sending their love and support to Imogen Thomas after her recent announcement that her uncle Hef had passed away due to cancer. The 35-year-old mother-of-two shared the tragic news on her Instagram handle and paid tribute to her beloved uncle post his funeral and also remembered her late father. 

(Source: Getty Images)

She posted a throwback photograph and wrote, "Today we say goodbye to my uncle hef. beautiful inside and out we miss you dearly. Another family member gone too soon. When will there be a cure for the awful C, life is cruel. He's now at rest with my daddy. here’s to a good send off hef you are missed so much already #RIP"

Many fans reached out to the star to express their condolences. One fan commented, "Sending you love Imogen" while another fan said, "Please except my condolences to you and your family for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you x".

A friend of Imogen also added, "Ooh my goodness I’m so sorry to hear this @imogen_thomas. He was a gentleman exactly like your Dad. Such a cruel way to be taken away so soon. My thoughts are with you and your lovely family today. God bless."

Imogen Thomas lost her father to cancer in the year 2015 only days after she had given birth to her second child. At the time of his death, she had shared a tribute to him as well. She wrote, "Yesterday we lost our precious dad. Dad I will never forget you….I have so many memories that will stay with me forever."

"I will never let Ariana forget you and I will be telling Siera all about you! I miss you already my heartache will never go away. Love you and always will….until we meet again RIP daddy," she continued. 

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