Boy George’s beloved mother Dinah O’Dowd passed away on Monday at the age of 84.
Representatives for the Culture Club singer told MailOnline that he is “devastated” by the loss and that they have confirmed the dreadful news.
Family members have requested privacy, including George, 61, who was with Dinah at the time.
Boy George’s manager PK released a statement saying, “I am very sad to confirm the news of The passing of Boy George’s lovely mother Dinah.” The family and George are both in tears.
They were gathered around her bedside as she passed away, and George was holding her hand. Although he is unable to respond, he appreciates the messages and finds them to be beneficial. He asks me to convey his deep appreciation for the outpouring of love and support he is experiencing.
In order to be able to mourn and cope with their devastating loss, George and his family humbly need some privacy at this time, according to the statement.
Boy George’s father is George O’Dowd, who also has four brothers and one sister. George has previously discussed how his father battered his mother, despite the fact that Jeremiah, his father, passed away in 2003.
Dinah was lauded on Instagram by DJ Fat Tony, a close friend of Boy George, who wrote, “God bless you, you amazing woman.” My thoughts go out to @boygeorgeofficial and the O Dowd family as a whole for Dinah’s passing. You were a remarkable, beautiful, and strong woman.
According to Boy George’s 2020 report, his mother returned home in April after spending two days in the hospital with “heart or lung problems.”
Dinah was brought into Greenwich Hospital for treatment, but she was eventually released back into her family’s care for reasons unconnected to the novel coronavirus COVID-19.
When calling Lorraine from his home in London, George expressed his relief that his mother had avoided a scenario in which she would have come into contact with the deadly bug.
He said, “My mother is doing fine; she’s back home.” Thankfully, she was not hospitalized for more than two days due to the corona.
The speaker said, “And it wasn’t what we first thought. So everything about it was just getting her home from the hospital because obviously, with everything going on, my mum’s 82, it’s not the best place for her to be.”
When George reflected over Dinah’s hospital stay, he realized that she had the best care available from committed NHS staff who made every effort to keep her spirits up.
In his memory, he said, “I was able to speak to her on the phone, which was really funny.” It was a really nice moment when the nurse told my mother, “I can’t hear you, take your mask off,” while she was singing to her.
After she was admitted to the hospital, the doctors said they “won’t resuscitate if things go wrong,” which prompted George to ask for prayers for his “beautiful mother.”
The Culture Club performer tweeted, “My beautiful mum is in the Queen Elizabeth hospital in Woolwich.”
She has a lung or cardiac condition. She is stable, despite their assurance that they won’t revive her if something goes wrong. Obviously, it won’t work. How exactly do they know. Please say a prayer for us! @LG_NHS.’
In 2017, he spoke about the day he intervened to save his mother’s life after she overdosed.
He disclosed on Piers Morgan’s Life Stories that she used medication. I remember being a little perplexed about what had happened and sort of keeping her awake.
When his mother and father were having problems, George had said, “I used to tell my mum to leave my dad when I was like nine.”
I adored my father, but he wasn’t a terrific spouse or father, don’t get me wrong.
“My dad was a pretty extreme guy,” George continued. If he lost his temper and threw out the entire Sunday dinner, everyone would go hungry.
He repeatedly hit and punched us, but that was the norm in the 1970s. It happened frequently.
He was incredibly charming and clever, but had a propensity to lose control. I didn’t appreciate how resilient my mother was until I was 15 or 16 years old because he was such a stark contrast.
