Famous for her role in Shameless, Tina Malone she mentioned that she is deeply touched by the wave of love following her husband’s death Paul Chase’s passing.
The former Former Celebrity Big Brother contestant announced his death at 42 in a statement on Wednesday, without specifying the cause.
Tina was She was married to personal trainer Chase for 14 years and stated that it was ‘total heartbreak’ that he was no longer with her, leaving her ‘devastated’.
She has been quiet on social media since the announcement, with fans sending their condolences to her page.
Returning to X, Tina wrote: ‘I am totally overwhelmed by the cards, flowers, messages, calls, texts, emails I’ve received from friends, family, colleagues, Paul’s army brothers. It’s a great comfort for us, I will reply to everyone soon as I am able to.
‘The support and kindness on here too has deeply touched me as well xx.’
Their last public appearances together showed the happy couple smiling in August 2023, as Chase lifted his wife in his arms.
Tina was beaming as he carried her through the car park, after reigniting their romance in 2020 following a brief split.
The actress and her late husband have a daughter named Flame, now 11, who Tina gave birth to at the age of 50.
Speaking to Metro.co.uk Previously, Tina mentioned that she and Paul were thinking about having another child, as they ‘have some embryos in Cyprus where we did our IVF and if I can talk my husband round we might go back – but we’ll have to see what happens.’
She also has a daughter named Danielle, 41, who she had when she was 18; there is a 32-year age difference between her two children.
The couple had hoped to use a surrogate to have another child together, however, Flame remains their only daughter after the mum fiercely defended herself over being an older mother.
Tina played Mimi Maguire in Shameless, as well as Mo McGee in Brookside. She also appeared on various reality and talk shows, including a stint on Loose Women with husband Paul.
