Sugababes’ Amelle Berrabah reveals her mum has died a week after she divorced her husband
SUGABABES’ Amelle Berrabah has revealed her mum died last week. The devastating news comes just a week after Amelle filed for divorce from her husband Marcio Sousa Rosa after five years together. Taking to Instagram, the singer, 35, shared a series of poignant pictures of her mum. A rep for Amelle exclusively confirmed to The […]
SUGABABES’ Amelle Berrabah has revealed her mum died last week.
The devastating news comes just a week after Amelle filed for divorce from her husband Marcio Sousa Rosa after five years together.
Taking to Instagram, the singer, 35, shared a series of poignant pictures of her mum.
A rep for Amelle exclusively confirmed to The Sun Online: “We can confirm our client Amelle sadly lost her mum last week.
“Amelle was very close to her mother and asks for privacy at this time.
“This is a very hard time for Amelle and she thanks everyone who has sent their wishes.”
Amelle shares an 18-month-old daughter Amirah Hope with her ex and continue to raise their child together.
A source told Mirror Online: “It is a very tough time for them both but their main concern now is raising their daughter together.”
“The relationship naturally came to an end and the pair became more friends in the end.”
The divorce proceedings have already begun and will be finalised in around 15 weeks.
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Amelle and Marcio got married on October 17, 2014.
She was in the Sugababes with Heidi Range and Jade Ewan but they have been on hiatus since 2011.
Sugababes have since released new music in their original line-up of Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan and Siobhan Donaghy.