Kirstie Allsopp shared her heartache in an emotional post just days after the Channel 4 presenter revealed her father had died.
Kirstie Allsopp shared her heartbreak in an emotional post
Kirstie Allsopp announced her family had been hit with another devastating loss just days after her dad died. Gretchen Andersen, the mum of her long-term partner Ben Andersen, has died at the age of 94.
The Location, Location, Location presenter, 52, was inundated with messages of support as she made the emotional announcement, in view of her 431,000 followers in a tearful post.
Sharing an obituary dedicated to her late mother-in-law Kirstie captioned the post: “My Mother in Law, a remarkable woman.”
In a follow-up post, she commented: “My Dad and Gretchen died within 12 days of each other in June, it has been a strange time but we were blessed to have the parents we did and both their lives were so well lived, with work & family at their centre.”
Fans rushed to comment on the post as one person tweeted: “I’m very sorry for your loss.”
Kirstie Allsopp shares two children with her partner Ben Andersen
Another penned: “I’m sorry to hear that, Kirstie. We have just lost FiL after a long life well lived, it’s sad nevertheless.”
A third echoed: “What a wonderful woman, and how lovely to have had her in your life. My sincere condolences to you all.”
“Sending sympathy and condolences for your family’s loss. It sounds like she lived a wonderfully interesting life, and I hope those memories are a source of comfort,” a fourth remarked.
Another shared: “I’m sorry for your family’s loss.”
Kirstie Allsopp recently announced the death of her dad Charlie
Gretchen was a curator and owned an antique shop in Kensington Church Street, London, with her husband Vivian which they kept for 66 years.
Her shop became a reliable source for objects to star in commercials, photography for food books and period television series and films.
Kirstie has been in a relationship with self-made property tycoon Ben Andersen for the past 20 years and the couple share two sons together.
Gretchen died just 12 days after Kirstie’s dad Charlie Hindlip who died in June.
The TV star shared the sad news on Instagram with a picture of her auctioneer dad Charlie, saying she was “so proud to be his daughter”.
“This is my Dad, Charlie Hindlip, he was a great auctioneer, the best of his generation, an artist, a gardener, a father of four, and grandfather of eight, a loving husband to a wife he lost too soon,” Kirstie wrote.
“I have been so proud to be his daughter all my life, and will be until the day I die. Bless you Dad, we loved you so much.”
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