Wednesday 16 November 2022 04:44 PM EXC: Lottie Tomlinson reveals she will keep her late mum's 'memory alive' ... trends now
Lottie Tomlinson has revealed she will keep her late mother's 'memory alive' by telling her baby son Lucky all about his 'nanny in heaven'.
The 24-year-old influencer, who welcomed her first child with boyfriend Lewis Burton in August, tragically lost her mum Johannah Deakin to leukaemia in 2016.
In an exclusive interview with MailOnline, Louis Tomlinson's sister claimed she's already began mentioning 'little things' to the three-month-old as she wants him to be aware of his relative from a young age.
Doting mum: Lottie Tomlinson has revealed she will keep her late mother's 'memory alive' by telling her baby son Lucky all about his 'nanny in heaven'
She said: 'I've already started mentioning little things, even though he's too young to realise it. I want him to know from a young age that he's got a nanny in heaven.
'I'll definitely always keep her memory alive by telling him all about her because, at the end of the day, I'm the mum I am to him because of her. I have to credit her for that.'
A Sue Ryder ambassador, Lottie is supporting the charity's new campaign, The Empty Chair, after new data revealed mealtimes are particularly difficult for those who are grieving as they reinforce feelings of loss and loneliness.
Tragic: The 24-year-old influencer, who welcomed her first child with boyfriend Lewis Burton in August, tragically lost her mum Johannah Deakin (right) to leukaemia in 2016
Lottie said of her involvement: 'The campaign basically represents the meal times that can be hard for people grieving because it often makes it really apparent that there's a spare chair that's empty that should have a loved one in it.
'So it's a really clever way of bringing attention to grief and getting us all talking about it, which is so important because I think it's such a taboo thing and we often don't talk about it and we hide away from it.
'And I think that's why people end up in dark places and can't really cope because it's just not talked about so to be able to bring awareness to it in this way... I think it's really, it is an interesting way to do it and it's an honor to be a part of it.
Three years after Lottie's mum Johannah sadly passed away, her sister Félicité died in 2019 from an accidental overdose.
Family: Louis Tomlinson's sister is already mentioning 'little things' to the three-month-old as she wants him to be aware from a young age (pictured with boyfriend Lewis Burton)
On finding the strength to speak about her grief, the Tanologist founder said: 'I think it comes from just really wanting to help other people because when I was in the situation first time round, it was so new to me.
'It was such a quick thing
