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Jane McDonald has revealed she was compelled to part with her cherished Wakefield residence after two decades of calling it home.<\/p>\n

The 62-year-old singer and television presenter made the emotional decision to let go of Cleevethorpe House, a five-bedroom detached property valued at \u00a31million that she had painstakingly renovated over the years.<\/p>\n

The Yorkshire-born star, known for her appearances on Loose Women and Channel 4’s Celebrity Gogglebox, explained that the house had become unbearable following devastating personal losses.<\/p>\n

“I found it difficult. There was too much history there,” she told the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n

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Jane McDonald explained how grief led her to sell her home <\/p>\n

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Within just three years, Ms McDonald endured the deaths of both her mother Jean and her fianc\u00e9 Eddie Rothe, making the property an agonising reminder of her grief.<\/p>\n

Jean McDonald passed away just days before Christmas in 2018, a loss that the star described as a “light in her heart” being extinguished.<\/p>\n

Tragedy would strike the presenter once more when Mr Rothe succumbed to lung cancer in March 2021 at the age of 67.<\/p>\n

The couple’s love story had begun decades earlier when McDonald was just 17 years old during the 1980s.<\/p>\n

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After years apart, they rekindled their romance in 2008, with Mr Rothe proposing later that same year.<\/p>\n

The bungalow served as a constant and painful reminder of everything Ms McDonald had lost, ultimately forcing her hand in the decision to sell.<\/p>\n

She has since acknowledged that letting go of the property was essential for her emotional wellbeing and ability to move forward.<\/p>\n

The singer has now downsized to a more modest property in the same area whilst also acquiring a seaside bolthole where she spends a significant amount of her time.<\/p>\n

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Jane McDonald has been candid about the impact of her grief<\/p>\n

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“We all need peace in our lives and I’ve got that now,” she shared.<\/p>\n

The star currently shares an unconventional living arrangement with her longtime friend Sue Ravey, whom she first met when both were working as singers in their twenties.<\/p>\n

Following Mr Rothe’s death, Ms Ravey moved into the Wakefield bungalow to support her friend, and the pair have remained inseparable ever since.<\/p>\n

“She’s still my bezzie mate, we’re going to be on the coast together in January. We still do everything together. It works brilliantly,” Ms McDonald said.<\/p>\n

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The process of vacating the property proved monumental, with Ms McDonald filling seven skips whilst sorting through twenty years of accumulated possessions.<\/p>\n

“You’d be surprised at how much stuff you have. Seven skips later! I was ashamed of myself,” she stated.<\/p>\n

Ms McDonald continued: “You’ve got to let it all go. But Sue is great. She’ll ask me: ‘Why you holding onto this?’ Take a picture of it and bin it.”<\/p>\n

The property had traditionally been the venue for family Christmas celebrations, though this year Ms McDonald spent the festive season with friends instead.<\/p>\n

“Times change and you have to change with it. I’m now making new traditions,” she reflected.<\/p>\n