{"id":4516,"date":"2025-04-07T14:40:29","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T14:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/4516\/"},"modified":"2025-04-07T14:40:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T14:40:29","slug":"duffy-rocked-by-devastating-death-of-loved-one-after-kidnapping-and-rape-ordeal-saw-her-quit-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/4516\/","title":{"rendered":"Duffy rocked by devastating death of loved one after kidnapping and rape ordeal saw her quit fame"},"content":{"rendered":"

DUFFY has been rocked by another tragedy as her mum has passed away.<\/p>\n

The Welsh singer,<\/a> who disappeared from the spotlight ten years ago after being drugged, raped and held captive, has suddenly lost her mum, Joyce, who was 69.<\/p>\n

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Duffy, seen here in 2008, has lost her mum JoyceCredit: Getty\"Headshot<\/a><\/p>\n

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The star was recently seen for the first time in a decadeCredit: TikTok\"Duffy's<\/a><\/p>\n

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Singer Duffy\u2019s mother Joyce has died unexpectedly aged 69 (pictured in 2009)Credit: Will Alexander\/WENN.com<\/p>\n

Mail Online<\/a> reports that Joyce died after suffering from a stomach ulcer.<\/p>\n

Duffy – who was recently seen for the first time in ten years<\/a> – is understood to have a strained relationship with her family after she isolated herself following her traumatic ordeal, but she reportedly had been rebuilding her bond with her mum.<\/p>\n

The pair were said to be in telephone contact before Joyce suddenly died.<\/p>\n

In 2020 the singer, now 40, left fans stunned when she opened up about being “raped and drugged and held captive over some days”<\/a> in a shocking Instagram statement.<\/p>\n

Up until that point, her fanbase had been puzzled by her disappearance from the spotlight following such smash hits as Mercy.<\/p>\n

She was tipped to be the new Amy Winehouse<\/a>, and was a contemporary of Adele<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But five years ago, she explained the harrowing reason why she disappeared from public view.<\/p>\n

She revealed in a brave social media post at the time: <\/p>\n

“Many of you wonder what happened to me, where did I disappear to and why.<\/p>\n

“A journalist contacted me, he found a way to reach me and I told him everything this past summer.<\/p>\n

GMB discuss pop star Duffy’s brave admission to being drugged, raped and held captive for days in emotional Instagram post<\/p>\n

“He was kind and it felt so amazing to finally speak.<\/p>\n

“The truth is, and please trust me I am ok and safe now, I was raped and drugged and held captive over some days. <\/p>\n

“Of course I survived. The recovery took time. There\u2019s no light way to say it. <\/p>\n

“But I can tell you in the last decade, the thousands and thousands of days I committed to wanting to feel the sunshine in my heart again, the sun does now shine.”<\/p>\n

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Duffy is said to have amassed a \u00a34million fortune before disappearing from the spotlightCredit: Alamy\"Duffy<\/a><\/p>\n

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The singer’s debut album was called RockferryCredit: PA<\/p>\n

Duffy would later reveal she had been\u00a0drugged at a restaurant<\/a>\u00a0on her birthday before being taken to another country, where she suffered a horrifying four-week ordeal.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cRape is like living murder. You are alive but dead,\u201d Duffy said.\u00a0“All I can say is it took an extremely long time, sometimes feeling never-ending, to reclaim the shattered pieces of me.”<\/p>\n

Music lovers were thrilled to see Duffy again when she was seen lip-syncing to her biggest hit Mercy in a video posted by Emotion HQ.<\/p>\n

They wrote: “Some of you asked if Duffy was really doing a UK Garage remix with us\u2026”<\/p>\n

One fan gushed: “Duffy! Where have you been?!”<\/p>\n

Another added: “So good to see her face.”<\/p>\n

And a third chipped in: “Great to see Duffy back what a tremendous singer she is.”<\/p>\n

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