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Rebecca Black

Westlife's Shane Filan opens up about losing both parents just nine months apart

Westlife star Shane Filan has told how he misses his parents every day, as he takes on a new role with the Irish Cancer Society.

The Sligo-born singer, 43, lost both his parents, Mae and Peter, to cancer just nine months apart in 2019-20.

He said becoming the charity’s official ambassador for its Relay for Life is his way of keeping their memory alive.

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