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Fifi Geldof Expresses Anger At 'Selfish' Social Media Remarks
By Ed Biggs in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 25 July 2014
Peaches' Geldof eldest sister Fifi outraged at labels of 'selfish' by social media users in the wake of inquest.
Fifi Geldof, the eldest sister of the late Peaches Geldof, has hit out at an unnamed social media user who had described her sister’s use of heroin as “selfish”.
It’s taken weeks for a cause of death to be established, initially it was unclear what had resulted in Peaches’ sudden death. All that was certain was that it was highly unusual for a 25 year old girl to die unexpectedly. The TV presenter had been looking very thin of late, and a phrase that she had used some time ago kept cropping up in various news stories. Peaches had described herself as "having the heart of a 90 year old gangster" due to bad eating habits, habits she had allegedly curbed.
Continue reading: History Repeating Itself: The Tragic Case Of Peaches Geldof
Peaches Geldof's Death Appears To Have Been Caused By A Heroin OD
By Victoria Pavlova in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 01 May 2014
The mother of two allegedly died from a heroine overdose.
Peaches Geldof’s cause of death will be officially announced at an inquest today, but the news is already circulating that the model and TV personality died from a heroin overdose – the same thing that caused her mother, Paula Yates’ death in 2000. The model, journalist had previously spoken about never having gotten over her mother’s passing. 25-year-old Peaches Geldof was the mother of two boys, Phaedra and Astala. Just a few hours prior to her death, Geldof had posted a photograph on Twitter of her as a child with her mother.
The Times newspaper reported that the results of toxicology tests would be revealed by Detective Chief Inspector Paul Fotheringham on Thursday at an inquest hearing in Gravesend, Kent. An overdose was not initially reported as a possible cause of death because there was no drug paraphernalia found around the body. It is not known who supplied the drugs.
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Peaches Geldof's Body Released For Funeral, Post-Mortem Proves Inconclusive
By Lauren James in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 10 April 2014
There's a big question mark over how the 25 year-old mother-of-two died.
Peaches Geldof's body has been released to her family to make way for funeral arrangements. However, a post-mortem investigation yesterday proved inconclusive, casting no light on how the 25 year-old mother-of-two died. She was reportedly found dead at her home in Wrotham, Kent on Monday (7th April) but police have stated that there was no suicide note or evidence of drug-taking at the scene.
The second daughter of Live Aid founder Bob Geldof and TV presenter Paula Yates, Peaches was born in the spotlight. Her early life was described as idyllic until her parents separated and her mother tragically died when Peaches was aged just 11. The tragedy of her mother’s untimely death seemed to cast a dark shadow over Peaches, especially during her teenaged years when tabloids constantly drew comparisons between the two during her ‘wilder’ days. Peaches would say herself in her final interview that she had spent years struggling to know herself and “feeling lost at sea, rudderless and troubled” over her mother's death but that becoming a mother herself had helped heal her.
Continue reading: Remembering Peaches Geldof, Her Life And Career
Peaches Geldof Dies Aged 25: "Unexpected And Sudden"
By Lauren James in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 07 April 2014
The mother-of-two and daughter of Bob Geldof has reportedly passed away.
Peaches Geldof has been found dead at her home in Kent today. Aged just 25, the mother-of -two and daughter of Boomtown Rats rocker Bob Geldof was reportedly pronounced dead at the Wrotham address by South East Coast Ambulance Service. Police attending the scene have described Peaches' death and "unexpected" and "sudden."
Pictured Just Last Week, Peaches Geldof Has Been Found Dead.
"At this stage, the death is being treated as unexplained and sudden," said a statement from Kent Police, via BBC News. Peaches' cause of death is currently unconfirmed. Married to S.C.U.M rocker Thomas Cohen, Peaches had two sons, Astala, one, and Phaedra, who will turn one on the 24th April.
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In Memory Of Paula: Peaches Geldof Opts For Caesarean Section On Paula Yates' Birthday
By Hayley Avron in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 26 April 2013
Geldof reportedly opted for caesarean so that Phaedre would be born on Paula's birthday
Peaches Geldof and Thomas Cohen have welcomed their second child into the world. Their son Phaedra was born on Peaches’ late mother Paula Yates’ birthday and a report from The Sun suggests that Peaches had planned a caesarean section so that the birth took place on the special day. The Sun reported yesterday that Peaches “chose to have a caesarean section on April 24” and added that they had named their second child after an album by Tangerine Dream.
Peaches is the daughter of Paula Yates, the former TV presenter and Boomtown Rats musician Bob Geldof. She was hoping that her first son, Astala, would be born on April 24 last year, but missed the birth date. so opted for a caesarean this time round. Her husband, Tom Cohen, of the band S.C.U.M. was present for the birth and she’s also been visited by her sisters Fifi (30), Pixie (22) and her half sister Tiger Lily (16), whilst in hospital. A source revealed that the procedure had all gone to plan: ““It all went smoothly and Peaches will be in hospital for a while to recuperate… They are particularly pleased about the significance of the date as it makes Peaches feel she is keeping her mum’s memory alive.”
Paula Yates passed away aged 41 in September 2000, when Peaches was 11. She died of a heroin overdose at her home in London.
Continue reading: In Memory Of Paula: Peaches Geldof Opts For Caesarean Section On Paula Yates' Birthday