IRON Maiden legend Bruce Dickinson was stunned by the death of his estranged wife Paddy Bowden, after hoping she had “turned a corner” after their split.
The couple had been married for 29 years when details of their planned divorce emerged last November. Bruce, 61, moved to Paris with his new lover Leana Dolci, 46, a fitness instructor and Maiden “super-fan”.
But sources say that despite the split, the singer’s relationship with Paddy had become “much improved”. They had found themselves back in “a good place” — even though she had suffered from struggles behind the scenes in her personal life.
A friend said: “Paddy has had her issues and of course the divorce was difficult, as it would be for anyone, but actually things between her and.
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