ITV, told her 16,600 followers that she was "going home to die" after a spell in hospital with an illness.She wrote on Friday (June 17): "So life has not gone well and I am as sick as I was as when I went in to hospital so essentially going home to die but getting palliative care.
The kids know. If you ever come across them, will you [keep] an eye out for them, they are the kindest, sweetest most thoughtful kiddies."Sadly, her friend Emma Little-Pengelly confirmed on Saturday (June 18) that Aideen had died.She tweeted: "Absolutely devastated.
My beautiful, funny, kind friend Aideen has passed away. I will miss her terribly. We met 22 years ago when we shared a room for the summer in DC and became firm friends.
Goodbye beautiful girl."And it wasn't long until tributes began pouring in, with former UTV political editor Ken Reid tweeting: "Tonight the thought Aideen is no longer with us is just heart breaking.
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