Guy Pearce’s mother has died: Neighbours star pays tribute to his ‘beautiful’ mum following long battle with Alzheimer’s
Guy Pearce announced his mother, Anne Cocking passed away no Monday night following a long battle with Alzheimer’s.
The actor, 55, posted the sad news on Twitter as he paid tribute to her.
The Neighbours star shared a gallery of snaps of his mother and sister Tracey as he revealed his heartbreak.
He described Anne as being ‘sharp, fierce and witty’ before being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s 13 years ago.
He penned: ‘Lost my beautiful Mum today.
Devastated: Neighbours star Guy Pearce has paid tribute to his mother, (left). after she passed away following a long battle with Alzheimer’s
‘We’ll always love you’: The actor, 55, announced the sad news on Twitter that his mother, (right) had died late on Monday night – pictured with his sister Tracey, (centre)
‘”Kicked the bucket” as she would say. What a sharp, fierce & witty woman Anne was, until Alzheimer’s struck in 2010.
‘It’s been a long & winding road. A fitting song 4 ur departure Mum. Tracy & I will miss u enormously. We’ll always love u XX.’
Several fans and celebrity pals took to the comments to offer their condolences and their support to the star.
Anne was an English schoolteacher who was widowed in 1975 after her RAF test pilot husband Stuart Pearce died in an aircraft accident.
She was a staunch supporter of her son’s acting career that saw him rise to fame on the hit Aussie soap opera Neighbours.
He played Mike Young in the Australian soap before leaving in 1989, when he went on to carve a successful career in Hollywood.
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