Heavy D's friend Sandra Martin has revealed when she last spoke to the TV star after he went missing for a fortnight before his death.
The former Gogglebox regular said she had talked to him over Instagram on November 15 and he was in good spirits. He passed away this week after his family hadn't heard from him in nearly two weeks, Mirror Online understands, but his cause of death is yet to be revealed.
Sandra told Mirror Online: "He never seemed upset. He was his daily laughing self with me. "I always like and comment on his Instagram posts." She added: "He was my celebrity best mate, we bounced off each other." It comes after Sandra paid tribute to Heavy D on Twitter by sharing a picture of the two of them together.
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