Louis Tomlinson breaks silence after death of mum Johannah Deakin to thank fans for their support
LOUIS Tomlinson has broken his silence after his mum Johannah Deakin died aged 43.
The One Direction star took to Twitter to thank fans for their support after his beloved mum lost her battle with leukaemia on Wednesday.
He wrote on his Twitter profile: "All the support has been incredible! Let's do this together tonight."
Louis will pay touching tribute to his late mum with his first single which he will perform live on The X Factor tonight.
The , who will fulfil his mum's wish to perform the song on the X Factor Saturday night, is releasing single Just Hold On in collaboration with EDM musician Steve Aoki.
While the star hasn't officially confirmed that the song is about his mum Johannah, the lyrics have become a poignant tribute to her after it was announced she had passed away on Wednesday aged just 43.
The lyrics read: "Oh until it's all been said / It's not over until your dying breath / So what do you want them to say when you're gone? /That you gave up or that you kept going on?
"What do you do when a chapter ends? / Do you close the book and never read it again? / Where do you go when your story's done?
"You can be who you want or you'll become / If it all goes wrong / Darling just hold on"
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Louis and his family released a statement regarding Johannah's passing early Wednesday morning that read: “It is with immeasurable sadness that Johannah Deakin’s family said goodbye to Johannah in the early hours of Wednesday 7th December 2016.
“Earlier this year Johannah was diagnosed with a very aggressive form of leukaemia that required immediate and continuous treatment.
“We respectfully request that the family are given time and space to grieve in private.”
As well as Louis she leaves behind six other children, Lottie, 18, Felicite, 16, twins Daisy and Phoebe, both 12, and twins Ernest and Doris, both aged two, who she gave birth to prematurely in 2014.
She was also a grandmother to Louis’ first child Freddie, who his ex Briana Jungwirth gave birth to earlier this year.
Her husband Dan said in a statement: “I thoroughly loved walking through life with her, and though five years was far too short a time, during that time we had so many lifetimes worth of happiness, adventures, and memories.
“We would like to send our sincere thanks to Professor Steve Mackinnon and his team at University College London Hospital where Johannah was hospitalised since May.
“And during the last few weeks Professor John Snowden and his colleagues at Royal Hallamshire Hospital Sheffield.”
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