Boy George reveals his devastation as 'close friend' takes her own life - hours after worrying tweet

The singer was inundated with messages from fans after speaking of his loss

 

Boy George has spoken of his devastation after his close friend took her own life - hours after posting a worrying message on Twitter.

The artist - real name George Alan O'Dowd - told fans he was "struggling" as he posted a heartbreaking message about the death of pal Alice Shaw.

He wrote: "My long time friend @ alifromdapally took her own life. I am struggling with this. I'm am devastated but I need to say how much I loved her!"

The last message posted on Alice's Twitter account read: "Please know I am more at peace now than I have been in a very long time and there is nothing anyone could have done."

The accompanying image showed a simple piece of white paper with the words 'Au revoir' and a black hear pendant.

One fan commented: "Sorry for your loss."

Another said: "Very sorry George. And she left her final note on Twitter."

Back in June Alice sent birthday wishes to the Everything I Own singer, sharing a picture of them kissing with confetti graphics and a message reading: "Happy birthday honey."

It's not clear how the pair met, but Alice said she danced with Boy George on Parkinson back in the 80s.

Others have been paying their respects to be "vibrant" woman, with one saying: "Words cannot express my sorrow. She looked so vibrant. I hope she is at peace. Love and light."

Her friend Bennie Denton wrote on Twitter: " @alifromdapally why why why why why why, I will miss you for the rest of my days such a beautiful soul taken 2 soon."



One follower said: "She said she was at peace & there was nothing anyone could have done. Believe her."

"Such a sad heartbreaking message on her Twitter feed," one Twitter user wrote.

Another revealed a similar loss, as they wrote: "I am so incredibly sorry. My cousin took his own life three years ago, so I understand the pain. My heart goes out to you."


And one wrote: "Sending you lots of love at this hard time x."

Replying to a message from another Twitter user, the Former Culture Club star added: "It's just awful!"

The 54-year-old star recently spoke about turning his life around. He said: "I think life is about growing into yourself and getting to like that person.

"I don't know what the switch is from being insane to sane. It could be a number of things, what I eat, drink.

"You have to change the way you look at things. In my case I was taken to the point when I got to such a low place and the way I was dealing with it wasn't making it any better.

"You have to get smart and say, OK being a f**k-up isn't something I do well. I am much better sober, functioning and calm."