Tulisa Contostavlos has shared the sad news that her musician dad, Steve has passed away.
Steve, who went by the name of Plato, was a keyboard player. He played for the band Mungo Jerry and was thought to be 65 years old.
I’m A Celeb star Tulisa took to her social media this week to share an emotional tribute to her late “pops”.
The singer’s has father passed away (Credit: We Need To Talk/YouTube)
Tulisa announces dad’s death
On Tuesday (July 1) Tulisa uploaded a post on Instagram, announcing the death of her father Steve.
Alongside a childhood photo of the pair, the singer wrote in the caption: “Love you pops, rest in peace. Forever my father’s daughter.”
It is not known how Plato passed away.
Tulisa’s fans and showbiz pals soon rushed to the comments section to send their support and sympathetic messages.
Fans rally around Tulisa
Tulisa’s I’m A Celeb co-star Alan Halsall wrote: “I’m so sorry for your loss, sending you all my love.”
This Morning presenter and former X Factor host Dermot O’Leary penned: “So Sorry T.”
Meanwhile, one fan said: “Sending so much love and strength your way T.” Someone else added: “I’m so sorry for your loss sending you so much strength and love, look after yourself.”
A third penned: “Sorry for your loss Tulisa, sending deepest sympathies and sincere condolences to you, your family and his friends.”
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