According to The Sun, Sam visited her sister daily in the run up to her death and was now “beside herself” following the tragic passing of her younger sister.
It is the latest heartache for model Sam, 56, and comes just eight years after her long-term partner Myra Stratton died of cancer.
Speaking about the close bond the sisters shared in her 2017 autobiography, Forever, Sam revealed that Vanessa has saved her after she was attacked by her alcoholic father Pat.
She said: “I thought he was going to kill me and begged him to stop. When I tried to get up he kicked me so hard in the stomach it winded me and he wouldn’t stop. “My sister Vanessa heard what was going on and jumped on his back to get him off me. ” For the latest showbiz reports and breaking news visit http://www.
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