Lottie Tomlinson, Louis Tomlinson’s sister, will speak on the upcoming episode of Giovanna Fletcher’s Happy Mum, Happy Baby podcast about family loss.
Makeup artist Lottie Tomlinson emotionally opened up about loss in her family in a podcast teaser this week. She’s set to discuss experiencing grief, including over the death of her mother Johannah Deakin, in the upcoming episode.
Lottie, 26, and her six siblings, who include One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson, 33, lost their mother Johannah, who was aged 43, in 2016 following a leukaemia diagnosis. Less than three years later they experienced another bereavement as Lottie’s sister Félicité Tomlinson died aged 18 in 2019.
Over the years, the family have spoken about their loss. It’s now been revealed that Lottie opens up about navigating grief on the next episode of the Happy Mum, Happy Baby podcast. She spoke to host Giovanna Fletcher, 40, recently for the episode, which is due to be released on Tuesday.
Ahead of its release, a teaser clip shared on Instagram this evening shows Lottie emotionally talking about her family. She shares at one point on the podcast: “It’s not been easy but we’ve just stuck together as a family.” She adds in the clip released today: “We’re getting there. We’re rebuilding.”
Seemingly speaking about her late mother, she says: “It’s just sad that she’s not here with us.” It’s then referenced that Lottie moved back home following Johannah’s death, with it previously revealed that she took on a parental role for her younger siblings Félicité, twins Phoebe and Daisy, then 12, and twins Doris and Ernie, who were two.
Giovanna remarked, “You moved a little bit back to be there for the little ones.” The podcast host is then heard saying, “Because they were two. She continued, mentioning that Lucky, her own son, is now the same age as her mother’s two younger siblings Doris and Ernie when they passed away.
Lottie once said, “It’s because Lucky’s two now that hurts the most when I talk about it.” She continued, “Teary-eyed, for them, y’know, that losing a mother at that age is just so traumatizing and sad.
Later in the teaser clip, Lottie is heard discussing having become a parent at a similar time to some of her siblings. The makeup artist shares her son Lucky and four-month-old daughter Flossie with her fiancé Lewis Burton, 33.
Giovanna added, “And with your siblings as well, it’s that aspect of having your own family now, as well as seeing that family is growing and expanding.” Louis has a little boy, she said, Lois retorted. Lucky and Flossie are present in my life, and Olive is in her possession. The best is it, really. It’s so nice to be able to recreate everything we grew up with with all the children, and it’s really nice to do it all together.
The teaser for the podcast episode comes after Lottie spoke about dealing with her grief in an interview with the Mirror recently. Sharing her thoughts with us, she said: “I feel like being with my family is just the best therapy for me.”
That’s all I’ve ever wanted, Lottie said in the interview that was released earlier this week, adding, “Now that I finally have that,” it comforts me greatly and makes me feel more connected to the people I’ve lost. It has helped me in some ways.
On Tuesday, Lottie will be the featured guest in the next episode of Happy Mum, Happy Baby, which will be available on podcast platforms.
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Source: Mirror
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