Shameless actress Tina Malone has shared her heartbreak over the sudden loss of her husband Paul at the age of 42.
The 61-year-old took to social media to express her grief, stating “I am broken” as she marked one month since his passing. She revealed the details of Paul’s final hours in a poignant post, recalling how he had made breakfast and kissed her goodbye before his unexpected death.
She wrote: “Four weeks ago at 4pm today my hubby made scrambled eggs, bacon, beans, sausages … kissed me and said see you later… 10 hours later he was dead, I am broken. So bereft.”
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The actress received support from her followers, with many sharing their own experiences of loss. One social media user said: “I am so sorry to read this. Stay strong.”
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Another offered words of comfort, saying: “Tina, we don’t know each other but I lost the love of my life to cancer two years ago and the hurt never goes away. But as time goes on we learn to live another way.”
Tina, who portrayed Mimi Maguire in Shameless, married Paul in 2010 and they welcomed their daughter Flame when Tina was 50. She announced his passing on March 13. She wrote at the time: “It’s with total heartbreak I write this my husband Paul Chase Malone passed away this morning we are totally devastated.”
Paul’s untimely death at 42 came as a shock at the time. No cause of death has been disclosed.
It comes as Tina previously documented her IVF journey after giving birth to her daughter at the age of 50. She began the process after losing 11 stone.
In 2021, Jeremy Vine questioned Tina’s decision to have a baby so late in life. However, the TV star defended her choice, stating: “Unless these people are paying my mortgage, sleeping in my bed or walking my dogs, I really don’t give two s**** what they think.
“People can call me a silly fat, selfish, old b******. I truly don’t care. I’m having a baby with the man I love. And that’s no one else’s business but ours.”
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“Paul and I have wanted a baby for two years but the time was never right. I was working 80-hour weeks on Shameless.
“I was too fat, too skint, and too happy at being part of a new couple. So I thought, why get pregnant at 47? Why not just wait until I’m 50, which I have?”
Tina, who has a 43-year-old daughter named Danielle she was made to give up at 18, welcomed baby girl Flame with Paul in December 2013. Four years later, she sparked controversy by expressing her desire to have another baby through surrogacy.
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