There was heartbreak in London's West End on Wednesday when the cast of Tina the musical and a packed theatre of fans were stunned to tears by the news that music megastar Tina Turner had died at the age of 83.
A statement from the icon's family confirmed her passing, with it reading: "With her, the world loses a music legend and a role model."
Fans across the world were quick to react to the Simply the Best star's death but, in London, a whole audience of Tina Turner fans had no idea she had passed away, given that they had all been told their phones off, before the Tina performance at the Aldwych Theatre started around 7.30pm. It wasn't long before 8pm UK time, that Tina's death was announced, and, it was only when they checked their phones at the interval that they discovered the news.
