Mollie King showered with support as she details dad's 'horrible' battle before death days after she gave birth to first child

Mollie King has been showered with support as she opened up about her dad's 'horrible' battle before his death which came just days after she gave birth to her first child. The BBC Radio 1 star shared the heartbreaking news that her father, Stephen, had died at the end of November months after he was diagnosed with a brain tumour.

Taking to Instagram at the time, Mollie shared a number of sweet pictures with her dad and said she and her family were "heartbroken beyond words" following Stephen's death, sharing how their "world was shattered" when he was diagnosed with a brain tumour in August 2022.

Mollie, who welcomed baby daughter Anabella in November with her cricketer fiancé Stuart Broad, also movingly shared how her dad had "held on" for a few extra days to meet his latest grandchild.

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The former The Saturdays singer has kept her fans updated on her first months of motherhood but has now opened up about the loss of her dad during Brain Tumour Awareness month to help raise funds for charity as her sister, Laura, prepares to take on the London Marathon next month for The Brain Tumour Charity.

Posting a picture of her and her dad, Mollie, 35, penned: "This month is Brain Tumour Awareness month. I’ve always tried not to let myself think about losing someone I love, it’s too hard to think about, but last year this fear became a reality. In August my wonderful Dad was diagnosed with a brain tumour and we had to say goodbye to him just 3 months later. It’s still very hard to write about, I’ve been putting off writing this post because it’s easier to push it to the back of my mind and try to keep as busy as