Heartbroken X factor star shares final photo weeks before Paul Danan’s death on set of their TV project

X FACTOR prima Honey G has shared a last photograph with person Paul Danan earlier his tragic decease property 46.

The erstwhile ITV contestant, 43, shared a touching tribute on with a photograph from her time connected Channel 4 amusement Coach Trip from 2022.

Former Hollyoaks prima Paul was partnered connected the amusement with Team GB jock Ashley McKenzie.

Paul aboriginal said the bid was truthful "brutal" that helium needed therapy aft being booted off.

Honey G has taken to Instagram to stock her heartache arsenic she described Paul arsenic a "beacon of light" and a "quirky but lukewarm person".

The vocalist posted a throwback photograph from their clip connected the amusement together, on with immoderate different co-stars including Linda Robson.

She penned: "Today I americium devastated and shocked to larn of the passing of my person Paul Danan.

"I was filming with Paul a mates of weeks agone we were laughing and joking unneurotic and I was smiling perpetually due to the fact that I was with him.

"Paul, I privation you weren’t gone, you were a beacon of light. You lit up each country you walked successful to.

"You made maine and everyone laughter each clip we saw you. I loved your quirky but lukewarm personality. Your grin was infectious.

"Above we are each pictured connected Celebrity Coach Trip. (He is connected the acold right) During the filming of Coach Trip Paul ever fto maine cognize helium ever was looking retired for me, we besides stock the aforesaid management, helium was truthful benignant and helium ever checked up connected maine to spot if I was ok.

"You person been taken excessively soon.

"Rest successful paradise you beauteous soul."

Paul was champion known for playing Sol Patrick in Hollyoaks before starring successful the archetypal bid of Celebrity Love Island in 2005.

But successful the years aft helium archetypal roseate to fame, Paul battled a cocaine addiction and revealed how helium had been to rehab 17 times.

He said helium has spent much than £1million connected rehab implicit the years.

In June past year, helium besides told of however helium had to beryllium brought backmost to beingness aft suffering respiratory nonaccomplishment triggered by his addiction to vapes.

He past spent a week successful intensive care, wherever helium contracted pneumonia.

Afterwards, Paul told The Sun: “I was dormant — it’s a occurrence I’m here. I’m truthful lucky.”

In an unearthed interrogation successful 2020, Paul besides warned Love Island bosses astir the "dangers" that instant world fame could airs to the Islanders taking part.

He astir precocious appeared in starred in Celebrity Coach trip, but his quality connected the amusement near him needing therapy.

The amusement typically sees contestants voted disconnected the manager by the different participants, and Paul admitted that helium recovered the process "brutal".

He said of the experience: "I had to get a spot of counselling. It taps into a batch of worldly – similar rejection. It’s brutal."

Following his stint connected Hollyoaks, Paul appeared connected ITV’s Celebrity Love Island arsenic a contestant successful 2005 and 2006.

He besides appeared successful the ITV2 world amusement Calum, Fran And Dangerous Danan, successful which helium joined Celebrity Love Island victor Fran Cosgrave and Calum Best to question crossed the US.

Paul took portion successful Celebrity Big Brother successful 2017, hoping it would springiness him a “second chance” astatine his career.

He besides regularly called for his instrumentality to Hollyoaks, earlier starting The Morning After With Paul Danan podcast, which lasted from 2019 until 2023.