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Eddie, who was a member of the band The Searchers, and Jane originally met as teenagers in the 1980s but went their separate ways until they reunited in 2008.<\/p>\n
He proposed to Jane on 24 December that year and they remained engaged for thirteen years until his sad death from lung cancer on March 26, 2021.<\/p>\n
Eight months after his death Jane appeared on Loose Women and revealed that she had been on a \u201cdark path\u201d.<\/p>\n
She admitted that she had been left devastated over his death which ended their happy relationship.<\/p>\n
\u201cThirteen years of absolute bliss and that\u2019s how I\u2019m getting through it,\u201d she admitted on the\u00a0ITV\u00a0show.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Don’t miss… <\/strong> We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not thinking of the last six months because it was horrendous.\u00a0I\u2019m thinking how grateful I\u2019ve been for such a wonderful\u2026\u201d she continued while suppressing a sob.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not good at being sad. I\u2019m not good at this. I\u2019m not good at crying.<\/p>\n \u201cSo every day when I wake up and I get that thud like someone\u2019s just hit me\u2026<\/p>\n \u201cI think, \u2018Are you going to go down the dark path, where you\u2019ve been for the last year?<\/p>\n \u201cOr are you going to be grateful for everything you\u2019ve got in your life and grateful for the time you had with him and remember him how I want to remember him?\u201d<\/p>\n
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