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Daily Mirror
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James Brinsford

Glastonbury: Lauren Laverne devastated by mum's death as she leaves BBC coverage

Lauren Laverne has shared her devastation at the death of her mother Celia Gofton in an emotional post on Instagram, in which she said the family is "utterly heartbroken".

The 44-year-old BBC 6Music breakfast show host was due to present coverage of Glastonbury Festival on the BBC this weekend but she has now told her followers about the sad passing of her mum.

The DJ paid tribute to the "most compassionate and most tenacious person I have ever met" in the post, in which she shared several snaps of her mother along with the details of her life.

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