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Lily Waddell

AJ Pritchard's grandfather gushes his late wife was proud of I'm A Celeb star

AJ Pritchard's grandfather Leslie gave a moving tribute to his late "beautiful" wife Angela.

The family shared their heartwarming tributes to Angela after she died aged 93.

It comes after Curtis revealed his brother won't be informed about his late nan's death while competing on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here.

The Love Island star explained it was his grandfather's wish for the former Strictly Come Dancing star to continue with the show.

Now the reality star siblings' grandfather Leslie gushed how proud his late wife Angela was of her grandchildren.

He said: "It is with great sadness that my beautiful wife Angela has passed away. She was the love of my life.

AJ Pritchard's grandfather gushes his late wife was proud of I'm A Celeb star (Instagram)

“One of her greatest pleasures right until the end of her life was seeing AJ and Curtis as well as her other grandchildren flourish in their careers, and she made it clear she would hate for them to give up their dreams.”

Angela and Leslie's love story spans back a long time as the couple were married for 69 years.

She had an incredibly close bond with her grandchildren including AJ and Curtis.

Curtis broke the sad news of his nan's death on social media with a poignant tribute.

He wrote: "It is following our grandad's wishes that myself and AJ are to carry on with the current projects we are committed to.

"Grandad said to myself and AJ that it would break his heart for us to stop what we were doing as Nanna had such pride in our work.

"AJ therefore discussed with the family before entering the castle that if something did happen to Nanna whilst he was away, that he wouldn't want to be told until he left the castle and that in her honour he would complete his commitment to the show, with a view to doing her and the family proud.

"As Grandad and Nanna would have wished for, AJ will stay in the castle and continue making her proud wherever she is watching from."

He added: "Nanna words literally cannot describe how much I love you, and forever will love you and the memories of you.

"You really have been a massive part of my life and helped me to be the man I am today."

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