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Victoria Johns

Tom Zanetti's heartbreaking wish to be reunited with girlfriend on anniversary of death

Tom Zanetti has posted a poignant message to his late girlfriend Elizabeth Rose Pickavance on the 11th anniversary of her death.

Known affectionately as Lizzie, the DJ's former girlfriend died in August 2010 at the age of 20 in a car crash as she drove home from work in Manchester.

Taking to Instagram Tom wrote: "Today is the day that you went to heaven, it's unfair you was taken so young. It hurts so bad and we all want you back, it's worse knowing it can't be undone.

"The wishes or crying just won't bring u home, we have to cope with you being apart

"But we'll never forget you, your so very loved, and you will always live on in our hearts [sic]."

Tom's tribute comes after he posted a birthday message for Lizzie just two weeks ago.

To mark what would have been her birthday on July 30, Tom wrote: "Happy Birthday Elizabeth Rose Pickavance. We all miss you, will always love you and forever wish I could have seen how you grown into the perfect lady with each year older.

"Memories can’t be taken."

Lizzie's vehicle crashed into a tree, and she later died in hospital.

Tom recently left a birthday tribute to Lizzie (Instagram)

She had been living with the DJ in Leeds at the time of the crash.

Marking 10 years since her death last year Tom took to Instagram writing: "I watched you go, and carried you in. I know you could feel me holding your hand.

"We will always love you. Your spirit, and the memories we all have can never be taken."

Tom has opened up about juggling grief as well as being a dad while he was starting out in his music career.

The 32-year-old DJ, who came from humble beginnings in Leeds, completely turned his life around when he became a dad to son Deaconn at just 17.

The occasional reality star – who has featured on First Dates, Celebs Go Dating and Made in Chelsea – hinted a life of crime and jail would have awaited him if he hadn’t been forced to grow up and fulfil his role as a father.

Speaking to Darcy Aspinall and Harry Tweedy on their podcast 5 Years Time, he explained: "I met Lizzie when I was 18, she came to move in with me and Deaconn and she passed away because she fell asleep at the wheel. She passed away in a car crash."

Tom was grieving the loss of his girlfriend around the time that he had begun to host parties and build a name for himself in the nightclub world.

The dad of one added: "I was a party guy, with a lot of things in the back of my mind and things I had to deal with. I was trying to look after my son at the same time as dealing with grief... endless hurdles, but you just got to crack on and keep on moving, you can't stop."

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