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'UNBEARABLE GRIEF'

Who was Peaches Geldof and what happened to her?

BORN into fame, Peaches Geldof was the daughter of Bob Geldof and Paula Yates.

The singer’s daughter tragically passed away in 2014 when she was just 25.

 An inquest into Peaches death found she had died of a heroin overdose
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An inquest into Peaches death found she had died of a heroin overdose

Who was Peaches Geldof?

Peaches Geldof, born March 13, 1989, was an English columnist, model, and television personality.

On September 17, 2000, her mother Paula died from a heroin overdose when Peaches was 11 years old.

Born and raised in London, Peaches worked primarily in modelling and television - but had also worked for the UK edition of Elle Magazine.

She also had two sisters - Pixie Geldof, Fifi Trixibelle Geldof and one-half sister Tiger Lily Hutchence.

What happened to Peaches?

On April 7, 2014, Peaches Geldof was found dead at her home in Wrotham, Kent, aged 25.

An inquest into her death found she had died of a heroin overdose.

The model was at home with one of her sons at the time of her death.

Peaches’ funeral was held in the same church where she was married, where her parents were married, and where her mother's funeral service was held.

In March 2020, legendary rocker Bob Geldof opened up about the "unbearable" grief after losing a child in an emotional interview on Irish television.

He said: "Last week I went to the funeral of my mate's son. And he didn't want me to come for fear that I had to relive it. But I had to be there for him because it is unbearable.

"Time doesn't heal, time accommodates and it's ever present.

"You're driving along and you're at the traffic lights and for no reason whatsoever, the person in question inhabits you and I'll cry.

‘’And then I'll look around to make sure the people next door don't see me or are taking a photo and posting it or something.

"But that happens and that happens to everyone. And so you say, 'ok it's time to cry now'.

"You just do it to the maximum because there's no use holding it in.

"Lights are green, or whatever, and then you go. That'll always be there and you accommodate that.

"Once you understand the nature of this because it is boundless and it is bottomless. The grief and the abyss is infinite."

How many children did she have with Thomas Cohen?

Peaches Geldof had two children with musician Thomas Cohen - whom she married in 2012.

The pair welcomed Astala Dylan Willow Geldof-Cohen in 2012 and Phaedra Bloom Forever Geldof-Cohen in 2013.

In March 2017, Cohen opened up about the moment he discovered his wife Peaches dead at their home.

In a candid new interview with German newspaper Bild, he said: "When I found her, I was not surprised. I thought to myself at the moment: 'Yes of course - you had to do that.'

"The routine I had to keep up with the children helped me a lot.

“They have lived longer than they knew their mother. They were just one and two years. Now they are four and five.”

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