Singer Timmy of Overtones dies aged 35
Timmy Matley THE Overtones singer Timmy Matley has died aged 35 after a two-year battle with cancer.
Bandmates Mike Crawshaw, Mark Franks, Darren Everest and Lachie Chapman announced it online.
They posted: “We know this news will be as heartbreaking for you all as it is for us. We appreciate your love and support.”
The harmony group have had four Top 10 albums and often perform on This Morning.
Host Phillip Schofield said: “I’m so terribly sorry to hear this and sending lots of love to you all,”
Presenter Rylan Clarkneal added: “Awful news. Sending love x #Riptimmy.”
The Cork man found a lump under his arm in 2016 and was diagnosed with malignant melanoma. FERNE Mccann has taken her baby to visit her acid-throwing ex in jail – after the thug asserted his legal right to see his daughter.
Former TOWIE star Ferne made an eight-hour journey with five-monthold Sunday to see club attacker Arthur Collins, who is the girl’s father.
She had previously vowed Collins , 25, would never see Sunday again after visiting him at Belmarsh prison in South East London, when their daughter was just two weeks old.
But Collins took legal action and Ferne, 27, had to make the 440-mile round trip from Essex to see him at Full Sutton, York, where he is serving 20 years for throwing acid at clubbers.
A source said: “Ferne sought legal and professional advice, and it was a difficult decision she had to make.
“It has been a bitter pill for her to swallow. But she knows this is what her life will be like now, whether she likes it or not.”
She is believed to have driven north on March 25 after revealing Collins had sent a legal letter asserting his right to see his daughter.
Collins was jailed for throwing acid on 22 clubbers at the Mangle club in Dalston, East London last year, with 16 revellers suffering serious burns. Ferne, who was pregnant with Collins’ baby, dumped him after the attack.
She said recently: “It is a huge thing to have to make decisions you are forced into. I have to think of Sunday and what is best for her. It hasn’t been an easy decision and some people may think I’m wrong.
“If Arthur has to see Sunday, then I want absolute control of the situation. If she is going into a prison I want to be with her and know she’s OK. I’m not going to just drop her off and hope for the best.”
She denied rumours she is still in a relationship with Collins, adding: “There is no way back.”
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