05 March 2023 , 17:25
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Samantha Fox's sister Vanessa has died after suffering from a heart attack.
The singer is said to be distraught after her younger sister, Vanessa, died aged 50 on Saturday, just days after she collapsed at her home.
It's believed that the mum-of-four was taken from her home in North London to St Barholomew's hospital after her collapse nine days ago and was placed in an induced coma.
The news is just the latest heartache to hit Sam, who only had one full sister from her dad's first marriage to her mum, Carole Ann Wilken.
Sources claim that Sam, 56, had spent time with Vanessa before she sadly passed away on Saturday with the singer now "beside herself" as she comes to terms with the heartbreaking news.
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Sam Fox has been left heartbroken following the death of her sister, Vanessa (ANL/REX/Shutterstock)Speaking to The Sun, a representative for the former glamour model said: "Sam would like to thank the wonderful doctors and nurses for their care and support.
"Sam and her family respectfully ask for privacy at this difficult time."
Singer Sam and Vanessa were known to have been extremely close before her health took a drastic turn.
The 80s pop star recently opened up about the death of her partner Myra Stratton who died of cancer in 2015.
Vanessa was Sam's only full sister from her parent's first marriageShe explained that looking after her partner of 16 years while she was dying was "one of the hardest things" she's had to endure over the course of her life.
During an appearance on Good Morning Britain Sam said: "For everybody, it certainly puts life into perspective and when you go through something like that, you certainly grow up and you see life for what it really is.
"She was very, very brave and I think anybody looking after somebody dying of cancer are very, very brave too.
Sam has been left distraught by the news (ITV)"It's one of the hardest things I think I've ever been through and I've been through a lot in my life with my career and my life... It's tough."
But Sam has also been hit with terrifying news after a "frightening" throat cancer scare in the summer of 2022.
Despite her initial worries, Sam was given the all-clear by medical staff and admits that she "cried a lot" after initially being given the scary news that she may have had the disease.
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Sam said the news had been "very close to home" following the death of Myra who had been diagnosed with cancer in 2013 – two years before her tragic death.