May 05, 2022 – 11:41am BST Gemma Strong Shania Twain mourns shocking death with fans on Instagram: ‘My heart is broken’
Shania Twain took to Instagram with a heartbreaking tribute in the wake of the death of Naomi Judd.
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The 56-year-old singer shared a video of Naomi singing onstage with her eldest daughter, Wynonna Judd, also a country music star.
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Shania wrote: “My heart is broken for Wynonna, Ashley and the rest of the Judd family. Losing a parent is the hardest thing to go through. And especially at a moment of such celebrations…
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“I can relate all too well to what Wynonna said in her speech at the Country Music Hall of Fame – ‘It’s a very strange dynamic to be so broken and so blessed.'”
The ‘Still The One’ star continued: “Naomi Judd and The Judds have been a huge inspiration to me, both musically and personally as a testament to her mother.
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“Her life was a triumph. And The Judds’ influence on country music will live on forever. Nobody deserves induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame more than The Judds.”
Naomi, who has long struggled with her mental health, tragically took her own life on April 30 at the age of 76 – just a day before she was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame with her daughter Wynonna.
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“Today we sisters witnessed a tragedy. We lost our beautiful mother to mental illness. We are shaken. We navigate deep sorrow knowing that she was loved by her audience just as we loved her. We’re in uncharted territory,” Naomi’s younger daughter, actress Ashley, 54, said in a first Twitter statement on Saturday.
During the ceremony celebrating the induction of the legendary mother-daughter duo – known as The Judds – into the Hall of Fame on Sunday, Wynonna accepted the honor for herself and her mother and delivered a tearful but serene speech.
“I’m going to do this quickly because my heart is broken — and I feel so blessed,” she told the 800-strong audience. “I mean, it’s a very strange dynamic to be so broken and so blessed.”
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