Jill Halfpenny lost her partner after he had a sudden heart attack (Image: ITV) Jill Halfpenny was visibly emotional as she courageously shared the heart-wrenching details of losing her partner Matt Janes to a sudden heart attack in 2017, and her father Colin who died in similar circumstances when she was just four years old. The beloved actress, famed for her stint on EastEnders and clinching the Strictly Come Dancing crown in 2014, spoke openly about her journey through grief over the years. Tragically, Matt was only 43 when he died, echoing the loss of Jill's father Colin back in 1979, which left a young Jill and her family to cope with the devastating loss.
Appearing on Lorraine Kelly's morning show, the mother-of-one revealed she has penned a new book aimed at supporting others who are navigating the pain of losing loved ones. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.
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