Martine McCutcheon shares a reflective post days after brother, 31, died without medical explanation

Martine McCutcheon has told her fans to ‘hold each other extra tight’ in a reflective post after the death of her brother LJ who died aged 31 without medical explanation.

The heartbroken TV star, 46, took to Instagram on Tuesday where she admitted her ‘heart is forever broken’ while revealing her only sibling Laurence John, aka LJ – who had a mild form of special needs – died two weeks ago.

After taking some time, the actress took to Instagram on Saturday with a snap of her face looking out to the blue skies peacefully while taking out her son Rafferty. seven, for a walk.

Reflective: Martine McCutcheon has told her fans to 'hold each other extra tight' in a reflective post after the death of her brother LJ who died aged 31 without medical explanation

Reflective: Martine McCutcheon has told her fans to ‘hold each other extra tight’ in a reflective post after the death of her brother LJ who died aged 31 without medical explanation

She captioned the post, shared to her 542,000 followers: ‘A Blue sky and sunshine Saturday. Have a wonderful weekend all.

‘Hold eachother extra tight and make memories.’

She said the website designer had been due to get married to his fiancée Jay Eaton, 49, in a month’s time and Martine, who was going to be bridesmaid, had seen her brother just a few days before he had died. 

Sharing a couple of photos of LJ earlier this week, Martine wrote: ‘My heart is forever broken, My baby brother, my gentle giant, sadly passed away, suddenly, 2 weeks ago. He was 31 years old. 

Sister: Martine broke the news of her brother's death in an Instagram post on Tuesday, revealing her sibling had died two weeks ago

Martine McCutcheon’s brother has died aged 31: Heartbroken star reveals her sibling Laurence John has suddenly passed away without explanation a month before his wedding

‘There is no medical explanation as to why we lost him so soon and whilst we investigate further, we are having to accept that nothing will bring our boy back to us.

‘L.J (Laurence John) was born when I was 15 years old and from the moment I first held him in my arms, I felt so proud and fiercely protective of him. He was such a character! 

‘He made us all laugh and loved nothing more than making a plan, having a great play list, bringing people together and generally having a giggle.’

Carrying on: Martine McCutcheon has revealed she's returned to work following her brother LJ's sudden death 'without medical explanation'

Carrying on: Martine McCutcheon has revealed she’s returned to work following her brother LJ’s sudden death ‘without medical explanation’

She returned to work on Thursday, admitting she ‘felt’ his presence after he passed away ‘without medical explanation.’

The former EastEnders actress, 46, confirmed the tragic news of Laurence John’s passing on Tuesday where she admitted her ‘heart is forever broken’.

Taking to her Instagram Stories, the grieving star thanked her followers for their outpouring of love and said her beloved brother would want her to ‘carry on’.

And in a candid video she spoke directly to the camera as she opened up about her devastating loss. 

Special bond: Martine shared this Instagram picture with her brother in 2013, writing about how much she loved him - she was just aged 15 when he was born

Special bond: Martine shared this Instagram picture with her brother in 2013, writing about how much she loved him – she was just aged 15 when he was born 

Memories: Martine also took to her stories to share the same image with her brother alongside the song Don't You Worry Child by Swedish House Mafia, which was LJ's favourite song

Memories: Martine also took to her stories to share the same image with her brother alongside the song Don’t You Worry Child by Swedish House Mafia, which was LJ’s favourite song

She said: ‘Hi everyone, I hope you’re well, It’s my first time on Instagram since I shared my post about losing my brother a couple of weeks ago’.

‘Firstly, thank you so much for the outpouring of love, it means so much to my family.’

‘Today was my first day going back to work, I didn’t know if I could do it or not – I was nervous, a bit of filming and a meeting and I’m so glad I did it.

She continued: ‘I know my brother would want me to keep on keeping on and he was so proud of me and the fact that I liked to inspire people and make them feel good and give them a little bit of magic where I could’.

‘I felt him with me, and I did it, first day back. I did it.’ 

Soulmate: After EastEnders star Martine confirmed the tragic news of Laurence John's death on Tuesday, his partner Jay Eaton shared her tribute with the caption: 'forever my soul mate x.'

Soulmate: After EastEnders star Martine confirmed the tragic news of Laurence John’s death on Tuesday, his partner Jay Eaton shared her tribute with the caption: ‘forever my soul mate x.’

Alongside the emotional clip she penned: ‘Thank you for your support. Getting back to it bit by bit. I know LJ would want me to carry on’.

‘He was proud of me and understood why I do what I do. Grief is a strange old thing and there is no one way to navigate it but it felt good to do some work. I was nervous but I did it.’

It comes after the heartbroken fiancée of Martine brother posted a series of moving pictures of the two of them together.

Following the news of his passing, his partner Jay Eaton shared her online tribute with the caption: ‘Forever my soulmate x.’

Jay, 49 was due to marry Laurence John, aka LJ, in a month’s time with Martine set to be the bridesmaid.

'My heart is forever broken': Martine's revealed the devastating news of LJ's mysterious death in a lengthy post, writing: 'LJ fell in love and was due to get married next month

‘My heart is forever broken’: Martine’s revealed the devastating news of LJ’s mysterious death in a lengthy post, writing: ‘LJ fell in love and was due to get married next month

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