TOWIE's Pete Wicks 'broken' as he announces his beloved grandmother Doreen has died

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TOWIE star Pete Wicks has revealed his devastation after his beloved grandmother and "best friend" Doreen has passed away. The 33 year old Essex lad showed off an uncharacteristically soft side as he paid tribute to his nan.

He shared a number of photos with her: One of the two of them smiling together in happier times, and another of Pete holding her hand as she was in a hospital bed.The second image showed off heavily-inked Pete’s tattoo of his beloved nan’s name on his hand.

In his heartbreaking caption, he wrote: “Despite knowing this time would always come it doesn’t make it any easier. It’s taken me days not knowing what to say because no words will ever be able to describe what you meant to me." Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter .

You can sign up at the top of the page. "My heart is broken and I have never felt so lost. I have been blessed to have you as my nan but more importantly to have you as my best friend." He continued: “The strength, resilience, love, empathy and compassion you have shown throughout your life is a lesson to us all and without doubt the only good parts of me come from you.