Influencer Lorna Luxe announces death of husband John Andrews following cancer diagnosis

Social media influencer Lorna Luxe has taken to Instagram to announce the death of her husband, John Andrews, following his cancer diagnosis.

The 43-year-old online star has been very vocal about her late husband's health journey following his diagnosis with stage four adrenal cancer back in April 2023.

John, 64, who was 21 years Lorna’s senior, briefly went into remission later that year in November, but the cancer sadly returned and spread to his brain in May 2024.

The pair were married for almost 16 years, tying the knot on Lorna's 26th birthday.

Lorna shared with her 1.7 million followers yesterday (12 February) a photo of John smiling at a beach alongside a touching tribute in the caption, which began: "My beautiful, brave John died yesterday. I am heartbroken. We were together to the very end, at home, in our own bed and holding hands which is exactly what he wanted.

"The last conversation we had I asked him how he was feeling and he replied 'rough but in love' and that was so him, to the point and choosing to put aside his fears to make me feel cherished and loved."

Lorna went on say she and John were 'so grateful' to the district nurses who came daily to 'support us and make him comfortable'.

"Anna was his favourite nurse and the kindness she showed him was beyond, she was a real life angel," she praised. "We couldn’t have had those last few days together at home without that care and my mum who has been with us keeping me strong when I needed to stay strong for John."

Rounding off the heartfelt caption, the influencer concluded: "John you are a class act and I will love you forever."

As we say, Lorna's been very candid in sharing updates of how she and John were navigating his health struggles, telling Fabulous magazine: "It's been quite scary because we don't know how long we've got... We don't know how long John is going to feel up for doing things, so we're running at a million miles an hour at the minute. We know we're on a timeline."

"I don't make long-term plans," she admitted.

"Fundamentally, I'm probably going to be a widow at some point in my 40s, and that's a bit of a scary place to be for any woman."

If you’ve been affected by any of these issues and want to speak to someone in confidence, contact Macmillan’s Cancer Support Line on 0808 808 00 00, 8am–8pm seven days a week.

If you have experienced a bereavement and would like to speak with someone in confidence, contact Cruse Bereavement Care via their national helpline on 0808 808 1677.