's stepson Lloyd Hudson has died following his own battle with . He died on Tuesday, May 6, just under four months after following a 20-year battle with the disease. Lloyd, who was the son of Linda's late husband Brian Hudson, was diagnosed with throat cancer in September 2023. The tumour was so large, and so close to his vocal cords, surgery was ruled out. He began a gruelling course of radiotherapy, while Linda was undergoing her own immunotherapy treatment at the same time for secondary breast cancer which had spread to her brain.

The pair offered each other support through their treatment. "They were fighting side by side, Linda would finish her treatment and text him to check in. They joked about their meds, shared their side effects, cried together too. Linda really thought he'd outlive her. She needed that belief," a family friend said.

Lloyd was rushed to A&E just weeks into his treatment, after suffering a bleed when ulcers had formed around the tumour, which complicated his recovery.

However by April 2024 scans showed the throat cancer had cleared. Sadly the cancer then spread to his lungs and was incurable.

In an interview with in August 2024 Linda conceded: "We have had a rough time with it (cancer) and my stepson Lloyd has just been diagnosed and it's like 'go away, leave us alone.'"

Lloyd's father Brian was married to Linda for 26 years before he died from cancer in 2007. Linda was close to Lloyd and his sister Sarah having never had any chilren of her own. She admitted: "I think me not having children is nobody's fault but my own. I just let my career get in the way. When I thought about it, it was a little bit too late really and it's my only regret in life actually."

Linda died on January 15th this year. A statement released to the by her agent Dermot McNamara announced the news.

"It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of , a celebrated Irish pop legend, television personality, Guinness World Record-holding West End star, Sunday Times bestselling author, and Daily Mirror columnist.

"She passed at around 10.10am at Blackpool Victoria Hospital in the MCEW Ward. The family said the hospital couldn't do enough; they were tireless and made it much more bearable.

"She passed peacefully, with her loving siblings by her bedside, ensuring she was embraced with love and comfort during her final moments," it read.