Very tragic news to pass along right now … Peaches Geldof, daughter of Bob Geldof of the Boomtown Rats, has died at the very young age of 25. At this point, police are describing her death as “unexplained and sudden”. Even more tragic, Peaches leaves behind a husband and two small children (her first son was born in 2012). I must admit that I am not very familiar with Peaches because as a British socialite, she didn’t really work much here in the US. I understand she enjoyed a successful career as a television presenter but undoubtedly, her role as mother and wife was her greatest accomplishment. Wow, just 25 years old and gone.
TV presenter Peaches Geldof, second daughter of musician Bob Geldof and Paula Yates, has died aged 25, leaving a husband and two sons. “We are beyond pain,” said her father, confirming her death. “She was the wildest, funniest, cleverest, wittiest and the most bonkers of all of us.” “What a beautiful child. How is this possible that we will not see her again? How is that bearable?” Police say the death is currently being treated as “unexplained and sudden”. Born in 1989, Peaches Honeyblossom Geldof embarked on a media career at the age of 15, when she began writing a column for Elle magazine. She left home at 16 and went on to contribute to the Telegraph and the Guardian, as well as TV shows including ITV2's OMG! with Peaches Geldof. She also worked as a model and, just last week, attended a launch for Tesco’s F&F clothing range in London. The writer and presenter was married to musician Thomas Cohen, with whom she had two sons, Astala, one, and Phaedra, who will turn one on 24 April. “My beloved wife Peaches was adored by myself and her two sons,” said Cohen in a statement. “I shall bring them up with their mother in their hearts everyday. We shall love her forever” … Her final tweet, posted on Sunday was a picture of her, as a baby, in her mother’s arms. In a statement, police said they were called to an address near Wrotham, Kent on Monday afternoon following a report of concern for the welfare of a woman. The woman, aged 25, was later pronounced dead by South East Coast Ambulance Service. She leaves her husband and sons; father Bob Geldof; sisters Fifi Trixibelle and Pixie; and younger half-sister, Tiger Lily Hutchence Geldof.
Here is the statement released by her father Bob Geldof:
Peaches has died. We are beyond pain. She was the wildest, funniest, cleverest, wittiest and the most bonkers of all of us.
Writing “was” destroys me afresh. What a beautiful child. How is this possible that we will not see her again? How is that bearable? We loved her and will cherish her forever. How sad that sentence is.
Tom and her sons Astala and Phaedra will always belong in our family, fractured so often, but never broken.
Bob, Jeanne, Fifi, Pixie and Tiger Geldof.
Man, this is such sad news. While Bob Geldof found fame as a member of The Boomtown Rats, he is probably most known for his work with Band Aid and Live Aid in the mid-80s. I cannot imagine what it must feel like to lose someone so young. My heart breaks for her entire family. I am sure we will learn very soon the cause of death. Let’s send our best thoughts and prayers to the entire Geldof and Cohen family.
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