British model and TV presenter Tara Palmer-Tomkinson has been found dead at her London home at the age of 45.
The former I’m a Celebrity…Â contestant had been receiving treatment for a brain tumour after being diagnosed last January, though no cause of death has been revealed at the time of writing.
A police statement, as published by the Daily Mirror, reads as follows:
“Police were called by London Ambulance Service at approximately 13:40hrs on Wednesday, 8 February to an address in Bramham Gardens, SW5.
“A woman, aged in her 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene. Next of kin have been informed.”
The death is not being treated as suspicious, police have confirmed.
A number of celebrities and public figures have paid tribute to Palmer-Tomkinson on social media following the news.
I'm so sad to hear that Tara Palmer-Tomkinson has passed away. Thoughts and love to her family RIP Tara x
— Darren Day (@DarrenDOfficial) February 8, 2017
RIP Tara Palmer-Tomkinson my thought are with your family at this time xx
— Christopher Maloney (@ChrisMaloney77) February 8, 2017
So sad to say goodbye to Tara Palmer Tomkinson – she risked the first Fame Academy for @rednoseday – and was kind, generous and funny.
— emma freud 💙 🔴 (@emmafreud) February 8, 2017
RIP Tara Palmer Tomkinson, 45.
A fun, feisty woman who battled many demons. Very sad news. pic.twitter.com/IxwOLfUyFW— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) February 8, 2017
