'The saddest day of my life': Westlife's Shane Filan pays tribute to his 'beautiful and incredible' mother Mae as she passes away peacefully
Westlife star Shane Filan has announced his mother Mae has died, calling her passing 'the saddest day of my life'.
The singer, 40, took to Twitter to confirm the sad news and thanked his fans for their kind words of support for his 'incredible' mother, who died peacefully in Co Sligo, Ireland.
Shane also stated that his mother's funeral will be a 'private time' for him and his family and said he knew his fans would 'understand and respect that'.
Tribute: Westlife star Shane Filan has announced his mother Mae has died, calling her passing 'the saddest day of my life' (pictured in November 2019)
He wrote: 'Yesterday, Sunday 15th of December was the saddest day of my life... My mother Mae who was an incredible beautiful woman, wife, mother, grandmother and friend passed away peacefully surrounded by all her family.
'I'd like to say thank you to everyone for all your well wishes at this time. To all the fans for all your support and lovely messages, thank you.
'Her funeral is a very private time for me and my family to grieve and I know you all understand and will respect that.
'If you would like to do something in her memory you can make a small donation to Sligo North West Hospice who looked after her so beautifully and peacefully in her final days and will continue to do for so many more families. Thank you. Love always, Shane & Family.'
Family: The singer took to social media to confirm the news and thanked his fans for their kind words of support for his 'incredible' mother, who died peacefully in Co Sligo (pictured in 2000)
Statement: Shane paid tribute to his mother in a sweet post he uploaded to social media
Mae, who was originally from Kiltimagh, Co Mayo, was a mother of seven and leaves behind husband Peter and children Finbarr, Peter, Yvonne, Liam, Denise, Mairéad and Shane.
She is also survived by her sister Kathleen Gilmartin, sons-in-law Michael, Rowan and Cathal, daughters-in-law Geraldine, Ciara, Patricia and Gillian, and her 22 grandchildren.
Mae will be laid to rest on Monday while her funeral will take place on Tuesday.
It was Shane's mother who kickstarted Westlife's career when she contacted family friend Louis Walsh and told him to give the group a chance.
Shane wrote: My Mother Mae who was an incredible beautiful woman, wife, mother, grandmother and friend passed away peacefully surrounded by all her family'
Louis previously told the Irish Independent: 'She knew my mother. Mae was from Kiltimagh originally and was living in Sligo.
'Anyway, she rang me and said how good her son and the group were, and for some reason I believed her.
'Every mother says their son is brilliant. I believed Mae Filan. I met them and there was something about them. They were rough around the edges.'
Westlife formed in 1998 after Shane, Kian Egan and Mark Feehily bonded as schoolmates in Co Sligo.
History: It was Mae who kickstarted Westlife's career when she contacted family friend Louis Walsh and told him to give the group a chance (Westlife pictured in November 2019)
After forming a band with other friends, Louis Walsh cut some members of the original group, who were called Six as One, and held auditions for replacements in Dublin.
Nicky Byrne and Brian McFadden joined the group and managed to secure a major record deal with BMG.
Brian later left the group in 2004 and the remaining four members continued on until they split in 2012 and later reformed in 2018.
They released their eleventh studio album Spectrum in November and embarked on their thirteenth concert tour in May.
In September, Westlife announced they will headline a show in Wembley Stadium in August 2020.
Louis Walsh said: 'Every mother says their son is brilliant. I believed Mae Filan. I met them and there was something about them. They were rough around the edges'
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