Samantha Fox has confirmed that her longtime partner and manager Myra Stratton has passed away. Stratton died Sunday following a two year battle with cancer.
Myra Stratton worked as Samantha Fox’s manager starting back in 1999, before becoming romantically involved in a relationship in 2003.
In 2008, Stratton and Fox starred on an episode of Wife Swap.
Samantha Fox is a British pop singer, songwriter, and former fashion model. She first appeared on Page 3 of The Sun at the age of 16, and remained a Page 3 girl until the age of 20.
Samantha Fox shared word of Myra Stratton’s passing via Twitter on Tuesday.
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Myra Stratton. She was Samantha Fox’s partner and manager for the last 16 years. (1/2)
— Samantha Fox (@SamFoxCom) August 4, 2015
She bravely fought cancer for the last 2 years but lost her battle on Sunday.
Samantha asks for privacy as she grieves at this time. (2/2)
— Samantha Fox (@SamFoxCom) August 4, 2015
Samantha Fox shared sentiments about Myra Stratton during her their time on Wife Swap. She told Freddie Star she was her soulmate.
“If she wasn’t there my world would fall apart. She’s my soulmate and the person I have been looking for all my life,” she said.
While appearing on I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here she told fellow camper George Hamilton that the two were engaged.
“We’re engaged, we got engaged this year in Thailand,” she said at the time. “The first year we met we both got tattoos on our fingers, we knew, I knew she was going to be my soulmate for the rest of my life.”
“Myra makes me feel safe, she’s motherly which I love,” she added.
How sad that Samantha Fox will now go on sans her soulmate, Hopefully the years they spent together and the love they shared will help sustain her in the time to come.