Model Tara Palmer Tomkinson has died at the age of 45

We have some sad news to share this afternoon, with the announcement that former model and reality star Tara Palmer Tomkinson has died at the age of 45.

The star passed away earlier today in her London flat, after a battle with a brain tumour, according to The Sun.

Tara, who is the god-daughter of Prince Charles, revealed last November that she was diagnosed with the tumour in January 2016.

In an interview with the Daily Mail, she said: “I went to the doctors to talk about my latest blood test results when I got back from skiing in January. I said, ‘What does this mean? Can you translate it?’ And the doctor said, ‘As I suspected, you have a brain tumour.’”

“I got terribly frightened. I started thinking, ‘I’m going to die, I’m going to die. I’ve only a couple of weeks to live.’ Stuff like that.”

She went on to receive treatment, and revealed that she was also suffering from an auto-immune disease.

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

News of Tara’s sudden passing broke just this afternoon, with tributes pouring in across social media.

Journalist Piers Morgan led the tributes, tweeting: “RIP Tara Palmer Tomkinson, 45. A fun, feisty woman who battled many demons. Very sad news.”