Former “X-Factor” star Tom Mann stunned fans when he revealed his fiancee, Danielle Hampson, died suddenly June 18, which was supposed to be their wedding day.
Hampson was 34 years old and she had no apparent health issues, according to TMZ. Mann shared the news by posting a heart-wrenching message on his Instagram page June 20.
“I can’t believe I am writing these words but my darling Dani – my best friend, my everything and more, the love of my life – passed away in the early hours of Saturday morning, 18th June,” Mann said. “On what was supposed to be the happiest day of our lives ended in irreversible heartbreak, Mann said. In a touching tribute to Hampson, he wrote, “I will wear this ring that I was always supposed to wear as a sign of my unconditional love to you.”
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Hampson died hours before the wedding was set to begin, according to TMZ. Mann shared his pain with his Instagram followers. “I feel like I have cried an ocean,” he said. He went on to lament the wedding he had looked forward to and recalled what June 18 was supposed to commemorate before tragedy struck.
“We never made it to the alter; or got to say our vows, or dance our first dance, but I know you know that you were my entire world and the best thing that has ever happened to me, Danielle,” he said. (RELATED: REPORT: Keyboard Musician From Famous Band Dead At Age 70)
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The couple shares an 8-month-old son named Bowie, and Hampson had posted images of the family just days before she passed away, according to TMZ.
“I am completely broken trying to process this and I honestly don’t know where to go from here, but I do know I need to use any strength I can muster for our little boy. I will not be a mark on the parent that you had already become but I promise I will do my everything to raise Bowie just the way we always wanted. I promise you he will know how amazing his mummy was. I promise to make you so so proud,” Mann said.
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Mann told the world that Hampson was “The most beautiful person inside and out. The most incredible soul.”
“My darling Dani, the brightest light in any room, my world is nothing but darkness without you. I will miss you forever,” Mann said.
Hampson’s cause of death has not been revealed, according to TMZ.