Martine McCutcheon has announced that her brother has passed away suddenly. The former EastEnders actress revealed her brother LJ died 'suddenly' - he was just 31-years-old.
The LoveActually star posted two photos of her brother on her Instagram page to share the sad news. The 46-year-old penned the heartbreaking caption: "My heart is forever broken… My baby brother, my gentle giant, sadly passed away, suddenly, 2 weeks ago.
He was 31 years old."Martine then said that there is 'no medical explanation' behind her brother's death and the family are still looking into the cause.
She said: "There is no medical explanation as to why we lost him so soon and whilst we investigate further, we are having to accept that nothing will bring our boy back to us."She continued: "L.J (Laurence John) was born when I was 15 years old and from the moment I first held him in my arms, I felt so proud and fiercely protective of him.
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