Lorna Luxe has shared an update with her fans since the death of her husband John – and revealed details about the ‘beautiful’ funeral held yesterday he would have ‘loved’
Speaking out for the first time since her husband’s death, fashion influencer Lorna Luxe addressed her 1.8 million followers. Lorna Andrews, known online as Lorna Luxe, took a break from social media when her husband John sadly lost his battle to cancer last month, and today shared that the “beautiful” funeral took place yesterday.
The 43-year-old opened up about the send off she and loved ones gave him, and said they had a “humanist” funeral. A non-religious, personalised ceremony that focuses on celebrating the life, personality and legacy instead of a religious one. In the video, she began by saying: “Hiya, how you doing?
“I haven’t spoken to you in so, so long. I was looking back through my archive, I think it was the end of Jan.” She then said she had so many messages from people, and decided to share a video to update.
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She said: “We had John’s funeral yesterday and it was beautiful. It really was beautiful. And people that I’d not seen in a very long time turned up. I knew we’d have a good turn out because people loved John. He was very loved.” She then added she was shocked at how many people had turned up.
“I was like ‘wow’ all of these people rocked up, and we’re in the midlands. I was just really touched by that, and yeah, it was a good day. It was good to chat about him and celebrate him. We had a humanist celebration,” and said the ceremony was done by a woman who “captured him in such a way it was almost like she knew him.”
The fashion influencer and businesswoman was left heartbroken after revealing her husband has died aged 64 after a battle with cancer last month.
She regularly updated her followers with his ongoing battle, but sadly said doctors exhausted all available treatment options when the couple were told his illness was terminal.
Their world came crashing down in April 2023 when John, a former banker, received a stage three cancer diagnosis and began chemotherapy treatment. Following a period of remission, Lorna shared the crushing news in May 2024 that the disease had returned with a vengeance, spreading to John’s brain and reappearing in his adrenal gland. The cancer was subsequently upgraded to stage four.
Despite this setback, the couple remained hopeful when John’s oncologist gave him the green light for surgery to remove the tumour from his adrenal gland. However, just days afterwards, John was struck down by a severe migraine and rushed to A&E, where medics uncovered yet another tumour in his brain.
Supporters were heartbroken when Lorna shared the devastating news that John’s cancer had become terminal, with all treatment avenues now exhausted. In a poignant update posted on Instagram, accompanied by footage of the devoted pair, she wrote: “John’s condition has worsened and he was hit with sepsis over Christmas. He’s back home with me now, but we’ve been told his cancer has progressed to other organs so treatment is no longer an option.”
The social media personality revealed that sharing John’s journey publicly has been therapeutic, with encouraging messages from her audience offering “exactly what I needed” throughout this challenging period. “When the chips are down, you just want to see people getting behind you”, Lorna expressed.
“I haven’t got brothers or sisters. I haven’t got a massive family unit. When John was in hospital, I would come home overnight, get myself a glass of wine and I would be sat there replying to all these messages. They were all just full of love, really nice – exactly what I needed at that time.”
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