{"id":31144,"date":"2023-11-03T22:48:41","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T22:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onelidlesseye.com\/?p=31144"},"modified":"2023-11-03T22:48:41","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T22:48:41","slug":"victoria-pendleton-in-tears-as-she-shows-tribute-for-her-late-twin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onelidlesseye.com\/celebrity\/victoria-pendleton-in-tears-as-she-shows-tribute-for-her-late-twin\/","title":{"rendered":"Victoria Pendleton in tears as she shows tribute for her late twin"},"content":{"rendered":"
Victoria Pendleton, 43, broke down in tears as she shared her touching tattoo tribute to her late twin brother on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Olympian took part in the Don’t Look Down Stand Up To Cancer\u00a0Special and appeared on the live telethon on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Standing alongside the other show’s contestants, the group spoke about the challenges they needed to accomplish alongside show host Paddy McGuinness.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
Victoria donned a black dress with a low square neckline, which beautifully showed off her tribute tattoo for her brother.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The tattoo is placed in the centre of Victoria’s chest, so it’s always near her heart, and shows a delicate drawing of an anatomical heart with Alex’s name written across on a banner.<\/p>\n
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Moving:\u00a0Victoria Pendleton, 43, broke down in tears as she shared her touching tattoo tribute to her late twin brother on Friday\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Grief:\u00a0The Olympian took part in the Don’t Look Down Stand Up To Cancer Special and appeared on the live telethon on Friday<\/p>\n
Co-host for the evening, Davina McCall, 56, comforted Victoria with a huge hug.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When discussing taking part in Don’t Look Down, she told The Mirror: ‘I needed to do something, get back into the swing of things and it was the perfect opportunity coming around at the perfect time.<\/p>\n
‘I feel very fortunate. It came to me pretty late \u2013 I think they were thinking I wouldn\u2019t necessarily be interested in doing something so soon, and I was like, actually, no, I think it sounds really interesting’<\/p>\n
In June, Victoria’s twin brother Alex passed away at the age of 42 after battling an ‘aggressive’ brain tumour.<\/p>\n
Graphic designer Alex was diagnosed with leukemia as a child and after more than three decades in remission his cancer tragically returned.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Paying tribute to her sibling in an Instagram post on Thursday, Victoria said that Alex\u00a0would be ‘painfully missed by many’.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Posting a picture with her twin, she penned: ‘Alex Pendleton 24.09.80 – 22.06.23.<\/p>\n
‘If you know me then you likely know my twin brother Alex, I just wanted to let you know that this morning Alex sadly passed away after an epic battle against an aggressive brain tumour.’<\/p>\n
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Comfort:\u00a0Co-host for the evening, Davina McCall, 56, comforted Victoria with a huge hug<\/p>\n
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Loving:\u00a0Victoria donned a black dress with a low square neckline, which beautifully showed off her tribute tattoo for her brother<\/p>\n
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Ink:\u00a0The tattoo is placed in the centre of Victoria’s chest, so it’s always near her heart, and shows a delicate drawing of an anatomical heart with Alex’s name written across on a banner<\/p>\n
She continued: ‘He will be painfully missed by many. Rest in peace my kind, brave twinnie, you will forever be in our hearts \u2764\ufe0f #twinner #betterhalfofme #heartbroken #missyou #wewillneverforgetyou.’\u00a0<\/p>\n
Friends of the cyclist were quick to pay their condolences, with Ben Fogle commenting: ‘I am so so so sorry Vic. Sending you all my love \u2764\ufe0f’\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adam Thomas shared ‘Thinking of you xxx’ while Dame Kelly Holmes penned: ‘I am so so sorry to read this Vic. sending much love to you and family Xx’.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alex was diagnosed with cancer at the age of four after being\u00a0pricked by a wild rose thorn that caused blood poisoning; he then had leukaemia.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Victoria recalled the illness came on suddenly, revealing she still remembers the day he was rushed to hospital and the nights she would spend praying for him to recover.<\/p>\n
In 2019, when Victoria took part in gruelling reality show Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, she revealed she signed up after being inspired by how her brother battled the disease.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She explained: ‘It was diagnosed quickly and he\u2019s with me today. I know many children and adults are not that lucky. I always feel very \u00adfortunate that I have him.<\/p>\n
‘I\u2019m in debt to the doctors and nurses for giving him the treatment he needed.’<\/p>\n
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Heartfelt:\u00a0She continued: ‘He will be painfully missed by many. Rest in peace my kind, brave twinnie, you will forever be in our hearts \u2764\ufe0f #twinner #betterhalfofme #heartbroken #missyou #wewillneverforgetyou’<\/p>\n
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Heartbreaking news:\u00a0Victoria Pendleton revealed her twin brother Alex died back in June, after battling an ‘aggresive’ brain tumour<\/p>\n
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Tragic news:\u00a0Paying tribute to her sibling in her heartfelt post, the Olympian said he would be ‘painfully missed by many’<\/p>\n