Peter Andre mourns brother’s death

Andrew Andre lost his life to kidney cancer.

Singer Peter Andre is devastated after his brother Andrew lost his battle against cancer. Andrew, 54, passed away in the early hours of Sunday morning with Peter and the rest of the Andre family by his bed side. “Peter is devastated. He was extremely close to his brother. This is the first family member Peter has experienced losing,” dailymail.co.uk quoted a representative. He needs time to grieve, added the representative.

Peter was due to perform his latest gig on his Up Close And Personal UK Tour at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena earlier this month but he cancelled it to be with his brother. Andrew’s health deteriorated suddenly last month. He was diagnosed with kidney cancer in February. When Peter was told by doctors that his brother didn’t have long to live he said it was the worst possible end to the year. Within weeks Andrew had flown to the UK from his home in Australia so he could be with his family while going through treatment.

Peter rushed to his side at the hospital, while his parents came from Australia last week. “Everyone was with him when he passed away,” said a family friend.

A dad of three, Peter, 39, was said to be inconsolable. His spokeswoman told The Sun: “Pete just can’t speak at the moment. Andrew woke up, looked around at everyone to say goodbye, and then fell asleep. He passed away in his sleep. It was very peaceful.”

Published in The Express Tribune, December 19^th, 2012.          

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