Janey Godley’s daughter fights back tears in emotional video as she gives thanks for ‘all the support and love’
JANEY Godley’s daughter thanked people for all their love and support as she announced her mum had passed away.
The comedian died this morning aged 63 after a fight with cancer.
Glasgow-born Janey died this morning surrounded by friends and family at The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice.
Her daughter Ashley Storrie, 38, broke the news to followers on her mum’s social media and thanked medical staff for everything they had done.
She fought back tears in the heartbreaking clip where she said the support from fans and friends had kept her mum going.
In the devastating video, she said: “Hello friends, my mum Janey Godley died this morning at about 7.
“She was with friends and family and I wanted to tell you face to face because it felt very much what she would have wanted.
“She went peacefully and I want to say a big thank you to all the staff at the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice and a big thank you to mum’s found family who were around her throughout these last horrible days.”
Ashley thanked relatives and friends for being at Janey’s side when she passed away this morning.
She added: “My Auntie Elaine, Auntie Monica, Shirley, Giovanna, Tony Kelly, my daddy, Honey, Julia Sutherland.
“Thank you so much for being there and for making a very very scary moment peaceful and a nice transition.”
But she had a special message for her mum’s fans, who she said kept her going through her final days with all of their support and “all the love in the world”.
Ashley said: “I want to thank all of you for all of your kindness and your support and I believe in my heart of hearts that she felt every bit of love you sent to her.
“And I think it kept her going. I think it genuinely, we got her longer because of all of the support and the love in the world.
“But that’s it, it’s over now. So thank you once again.”
Heartbroken Ashley broke down at the end of the clip, and ended with her mum’s famous exit line from her popular voiceovers of Nicola Sturgeon’s Covid briefings.
The life and career of Janey Godley
- 1961 – Born on January 20 as Janey Currie.
- 1973 – Mum and dad Jim and Annie separate.
- 1980 – Marries Sean Storrie on September 27.
- 1982 – Mum Annie’s “badly bruised” body recovered from the River Clyde.
- 1986 – Only daughter Ashley Storrie is born.
- 1993 – Goes to the police to report historic sexual abuse.
- 1994 – Wins first stand-up comedy contest.
- 1995 – Legally changes surname to Godley.
- 1996 – Uncle David Percy is jailed for two years for historic sexual abuse of Janey and her sister.
- 2001 – Becomes full-time comic.
- 2002 – Wins first major comedy award at New Zealand International Festival.
- 2016 – Earns international attention when she greets Donald Trump at Turnberry with the sign “Trump is a C***”
- 2020 – Goes viral with her hilarious voiceovers of Nicola Sturgeon’s pandemic briefings.
- 2021 – Axed from TV Covid Awareness campaign for historical racist tweets. Diagnosed with cancer.
- 2022 – Announces she is cancer-free only for the disease to return later that year.
- 2024 – Tells fans her cancer has spread and she’s going into a hospice where she died this week
She said: “Bye Ma. Frank, get the door.”
Tributes have been paid to Janey after her death this morning.
First Minister John Swinney and ex-FM Nicola Sturgeon are among those posting heartfelt messages.
Ms Sturgeon, who shared a close friendship with the late comic, said she was “a force of nature.”
Janey was diagnosed with cancer in 2021. She announced she was cancer-free in 2022 but the disease returned later that year.
She told fans in September how she was receiving end-of-life care after her battle with the disease.
Updates were continually posted to her social media pages throughout her time in hospice.
Janey Godley was born into poverty in Glasgow in 1961.
But her hard work and humour saw her become a regular co-presenter on BBC Radio 4’s Loose Ends, as well as fronting BBC Radio 4 series The C Bomb.
She also appeared on Have I Got News For You and River City.
And she had some fairly high-profile moments in recent years.
She ended up becoming a viral hit over her “unwelcome” sign for Donald Trump when he visited one of his Scottish golf courses.