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Paula Yates spoke about the chilling moment she received her own obituary in a series of previously unheard interviews that aired on Channel 4 as part of a documentary looking at the life and death of the TV presenter.
The second half of this two-part documentary focussed on how Yates coped after the death of Michael Hutchence, who was found hanged in his hotel room in Sydney aged 37 on November, 2 1997.
Yates was heard speaking about her wish to revive her career and her home in Hastings, a place which she loved to be more than anywhere.
In a harrowing interview, Yates discussed her own mortality and what she described as a battle against the world who was "waiting for [her] to die".
Paula Yates died aged 41 in 2000 (Hulton Archive)
Paula Yates and Bob Geldof had three daughters together (Getty Images)"Everyone is waiting for you to die," Yates reflected before recalling a chilling moment where she was sent her obituary.
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"I was sent my obituary by accident by the tabloids," the captivating TV presenter said before issuing a defiant call out to the press.
"F**k you I'm not dying," she said in a previously unheard interview.
Tragically, The Big Breakfast star died aged 41 from a drug overdose and was found dead at her London home on September, 17 2000.
Paula Yates pictured with her youngest daughter with Bob Geldof, Pixie (Getty Images)
Paula Yates' life and death was at the centre of a new documentary (Getty Images)The coroner confirmed the presenter and mother had died of "non-dependent use of drugs".
Coroner Paul Knapman told the inquest that Yates had not committed suicide and her death was the result of "an unsophisticated taker of heroin" using drugs.
Yates was a journalist, author and TV presenter who first rose to fame co-presenting Channel 4 music show in the 1980s before becoming well known for her cheeky 'on the bed' interviews on The Big Breakfast.
She married Boomtown Rats singer turned humanitarian activist Bob Geldolf in 1985 but later left the musician for INXS frontman Hutchence in 1995.
Paula Yates with her partner Michael Hutchence, and her three children with Bob Geldof, Fifi Trixibelle, Peaches Honeyblossom and Pixie (FilmMagic)Yates and Geldof had three daughters together: Fifi, Peaches and Pixie while the TV presenter had a daughter named Tiger Lily with Hutchence. Her youngest daughter was lated adopted by Geldof.
At the end of the documentary, Yates is asked if she would avoid dating musicians if she could back in time and speak with her younger self.
She replied: "Oh god no I wouldn't want it any other way I was born to stand at the side of a stadium wearing an apron. I couldn't imagine me going out without anyone who couldn't fill a stadium."
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Paula, part one and two is available on My4.