Nick Kamen 's loved ones have shared that he was secretly battling bone marrow cancer for years before his tragic death. The model, best known for his 1985 Levi's 'laundrette' advert, died this week at his flat in Notting Hill, West London, at the age of 59.
The Essex-born star - real name Ivor Neville Kamen - was the protege of singer Madonna, 62, who took to Instagram to pay tribute to him shortly after the sad news emerged.
She penned: "Its heart breaking to know you are gone. You were always such a kind sweet human and you suffered too much. Hope you are happier wherever you are Nick Kamen." Those close to Nick say he'd come back from the brink of death so many times that they'd affectionately nicknamed him Lazarus after he was
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