TV star Jane McDonald lost her partner Ed in 2021 and previously admitted she can’t see herself having another relationship after his death.
Eddie Rothe was 67 when he passed away in March 2021 due to lung cancer. Speaking on Kaye Adams‘ How To Be 60 podcast a few years ago, singer Jane said she needed time to heal from her devastating loss.
The much-loved TV star also opened up about her sense of helplessness during Eddie’s illness.
Jane McDonald on losing partner Eddie
Channel 5 star Jane, 61, reflected emotionally on how Eddie’s passing had changed her life forever. She noted how as well as grieving for him, she also grieved the life she thought they would have together.
“When he died, he took our future,” Jane said to host and friend Kaye at the time.
She continued: “I’ve got to have a different life now. And that’s taken a bit of adjusting to. But I’ll get there, because that’s what do, we get there.”
‘You are absolutely destroyed’
Jane was also asked whether she had wondered if it would be possible for her to be happy again. She responded: “Always.”
I’ve got to have a different life now. And that’s taken a bit of adjusting to.
Describing her agony, Jane continued: “You are absolutely destroyed. It is an awful thing to watch your partner in pain. And it is also really terrible to know you can’t fix it.”
At the time, Jane also explained why she couldn’t see herself in another relationship – but she didn’t rule the possibility out entirely.
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She went on: “I’m fixer and a doer – and I couldn’t. I couldn’t do what I normally do. But you have to go on, otherwise what is it all about? I don’t think I’ll ever have another man because I had the best. And I was blessed.
“I’m not saying never. But as I feel now, it is time for me. We’ve been through a horrendous time and it is time for me to heal. If I never have another man in my life, that is fine.”
Cruising with Jane McDonald airs on Sunday (April 28) on Channel 5 at 9:35am.
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