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Darius Campbell Danesh's heartbroken girlfriend paid a moving tribute to the late singer following his death in August this year
Lauren Cheek, whose identity was previously unknown until now, had been dating the star in the final months of his life before his shock death.
The Pop Idol alum, who rose to fame on the 2002 version of the show, was found dead aged 41 in his Minnesota apartment near the Mayo Clinic on August 11.
Love: Darius Campbell Danesh's heartbroken girlfriend paid a moving tribute to the late singer following his death in August this year
Lauren shared photographs of the couple together and penned as she honoured her 'soulmate and best friend' in a tender message.
The photographs showed Darius kissing his girlfriend on the cheek and cuddling up to her in snaps taken during their time in California and Edinburgh.
One picture showed The Scotsman and his partner visiting Edinburgh Castle.
Tragic: Lauren Cheek, whose identity was previously unknown until now, had been dating the star in the final months of his life before his shock death
American Lauren is a businesswoman who runs creative agency for women, she wrote alongside the images: 'My best friend, my love, my soulmate – and now my angel.'
She said: 'Nothing can put into words the pain and shock I'm feeling without you. It still just doesn't feel real. I love you forever & ever.'
It was claimed by Darius' close friend Chris Cochran that he had been in a loving relationship prior to his death.
Heartbreaking: The Pop Idol alum, who rose to fame on the 2002 version of the show, was found dead aged 41 in his Minnesota apartment near the Mayo Clinic on August 11
Tribute: Lauren shared photographs of the couple together and penned as she honoured her 'soulmate and best friend' in a tender message
Chris said: 'He was enjoying a relationship with an old friend that he started dating again. He wasn't depressed. He was happy. Everything was going well.'
He claimed that in a message Darius sent in July, he described Lauren as: 'the angel in my life… my love, the woman I listen to and trust'.
Darius had been suffering chronic neck pain following a 2010 car crash and Chris had been teaching him to use breath work to deal with it.
Relationship: The photographs showed Darius kissing his girlfriend on the cheek and cuddling up to her in snaps taken during their time in California and Edinburgh
A post mortem declared that Darius' cause of death was due to inhalation of the anaesthetic chloroethane, which can be used as a recreational drug.
Chris insisted: 'I feel like he's being misrepresented. He wasn't a drug abuser. He was a wonderful human being who wanted to change the world.'
The family previously said he was 'suffering from chronic neck pain' after a car accident in 2010.
American Lauren is a businesswoman who runs creative agency for women, she wrote alongside the images: 'My best friend, my love, my soulmate – and now my angel'
He died from 'inhalation of chloroethane', the Southern Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner's Office has confirmed, with his death ruled an accident by the medical examiner.
A statement from his family in September: 'The results of medical examinations have confirmed that Darius's death was an accident caused by chloroethane, which is used to treat pain and that tragically lead to respiratory arrest.
'Darius was suffering from chronic neck pain following a car accident in 2010.
'We would like to thank everyone for their love and kindness, and ask that the family's privacy is maintained during this difficult time.'
Report: His family said he was 'suffering from chronic neck pain' after a car accident in 2010. Pictured with his mother Dr Avril Danesh and father Dr Booth Danesh
