Eddie Rothe: Last News

Jane McDonald’s partner Eddie Rothe has died after a battle with lung cancer.His death was confirmed in a statement on social media, with the post stating he had been fighting the disease for the past few months and that he had been laid to rest on Wednesday morning.‘It is with immense sadness that we share the news that Jane’s beloved life partner, Ed, passed away on Friday 26th March,’ it read. ‘He had been battling lung cancer for the last few months.

Jane McDonald’s partner Eddie Rothe has died, it was confirmed on Wednesday.A statement on Twitter confirmed the sad news and revealed that the star, who was formerly a drummer with 1960s group The Searchers, was diagnosed with lung cancer a few months ago.READ: Paul Ritter's Friday Night Dinner co-star Tamsin Greig shares touching tribute to actor The post read: "It is with immense sadness that we share the news that Jane’s beloved life partner, Ed, passed away on Friday 26th March."He had been battling lung cancer for the last few months.

 It read: “It is with immense sadness that we share the news that Jane’s beloved life partner, Ed, passed away on Friday 26th March.“He had been battling lung cancer for the last few months.”Jane’s statement then took the opportunity to thank the NHS and the hospice which cared for Eddie before sharing that his funeral took place today.“We would like to thank everyone for all their help and support during this very difficult time, especially the NHS staff and the wonderful team at The Wakefield Hospice.“The funeral took place earlier today and we would please ask for your kindness in observing Jane’s privacy for her and Ed’s family at this sad time.”Jane started dating Eddie, 67, who was a drummer in The Searchers, in 2008 – which occurred

Jane McDonald, 57, returns to our screens as her Channel 5 series Cruising with Jane McDonald is back this evening.This series sees Jane onboard the Viking Sky which takes her around Scandinavia.Jane is not married, however, she is in a relationship with Eddie Rothe.The TV presenter was previously married to Henrik Brixen.The pair met while she was filming the BBC show The Cruise.On the series, Jane was a cruise ship singer, and Henrik was an onboard plumber.The couple tied the knot in 1998 in the Caribbean and was filmed as part of the BBC series.However, just four years later the couple decided to split in 2002.Jane has previously opened up to the Mirror on why they went their separate ways.She said: "Henrik tried his very very best, and