Kate Beckinsale Mourns Death of Mom Judy Loe: 'My Dearest Friend'
GREATER LONDON, ENGLAND, JUL 18 – Judy Loe died at 78 after a stage 4 cancer battle, her daughter Kate Beckinsale shared, highlighting her mother's impact on many during her acting career.
- Kate Beckinsale revealed that her mother, Judy Loe, passed away in her arms on the night of July 15 after a prolonged battle with stage 4 cancer.
- This loss comes nearly a year after Kate's stepfather, Roy Battersby, passed away in January 2024 following a short illness.
- Kate reflected on her compounded grief from losing both father figures, including her own father Richard Beckinsale who died suddenly of a heart attack in 1979 when she was five.
- In her Instagram tribute on July 17, Beckinsale honored her mother as the guiding force and greatest love in her life, describing her as courageous, compassionate, and forgiving.
- Kate expressed feeling paralyzed by the loss and apologized to friends for sharing the news publicly, noting she posted as the death certificate must become public record soon.
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Jon Furniss/WireImage via Getty Images Kate Beckinsale has shared a tribute to her late mother, Judy Loe. The actress mourned the death of her mom in a post shared to Instagram on Thursday. Loe died on Tuesday, July 15, at age 78. The British actress was known for her roles in TV shows such as General Hospital, Inspector Morse, Casualty and Holby City. In her tribute post, Beckinsale wrote she did not want to post this news, but that she did bec…
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