Dan Osborne shares heartbreaking message following family death

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Former The Only Way Is Essex star Dan Osborne has taken to Instagram to share the sad news that his gradma has passed away.

The 27 year old posted some lovely photographs of his family, featuring his wife, former EastEnders star, Jacqueline Jossa and his two eldest children, five-year-old Teddy and four-year-old Ella.

"Captioning the photos, Dan wrote, 'Yesterday was a heartbreaking day 💔.. My beautiful, strong little nanny left us for a better place where she will now be so happy to be back with grandad ❤️ miss you grandad and miss you already nan 😢' [sic]

The reality star continued, 'You had your funny, cheeky little character right to the end and you are just amazing! Thank you for everything you did for me, my brothers and for the whole family ❤️ we were so lucky to have you as our nan. I love you so much! ❤️🙏🏼' [sic].

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Dan shared three photos, each showing his nan eagerly smiling for the camera. These included a photograph of her proudly cuddling two of her grandchildren, as well as an older photograph of her with his late grandad.

Fans have been quick to share their condolences, with one commenting, 'So sorry for your loss' [sic], another saying, 'Sending my condolences to you all x' [sic] and another adding, 'Thinking of you and your family x' [sic].

Our thoughts are with Dan and his family during this sad time. ❤️

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