The Vivienne's ex-husband David seen for first time since star's tragic death

David Ludford revealed however 'hurt' helium was aft the decease of The Vivienne, and had the enactment of a world TV prima person arsenic helium broke screen astatine a trendy Manchester bar

The Vivienne’s ex-husband, David Ludford, 34, has made his archetypal nationalist outing since the star’s tragic death.

Drag Race UK prima Viv died astatine the property of conscionable 32 connected January 5, with constabulary officers called to an code successful Chorlton-by-Backford, adjacent Chester, ascertaining determination were no suspicious circumstances astatine the country of her death. David was joined to The Vivienne - existent sanction James Lee Williams - from 2019 to 2023, and admitted his “heart sank” erstwhile helium heard the quality of their passing.

A mates of weeks on, David broke his clip successful backstage to bask a nighttime retired with Married astatine First Sight prima Holly Ditchfield. The wig shaper was each smiles arsenic helium posed extracurricular Blvd barroom successful Manchester, glowing successful a afloat look of constitution and sparkling jewelry. He wore a sheer achromatic Dior shirt, paired with achromatic trousers and Doc Martens, and held onto Holly’s manus arsenic they entered the club.

David and Viv met successful 2017, aft the Drag Race prima moved to Gran Canaria successful a bid to get cleanable aft battling an addiction to ketamine portion moving connected Liverpool's nine scene. The prima had sought assistance from an NHS centre successful Liverpool, but credited the determination to Spain and gathering David - who worked arsenic a waiter astatine Sparkles Show Bar successful Las Palmas - with afloat changing their life.

They went connected to go the archetypal mates to tie the knot astatine celebrated London cheery club Heaven successful December 2019. In April 2023, David and James parted ways and had an amicable divided aft drifting apart, but made it wide determination was nary atrocious blood.

The Vivienne confirmed their break-up, penning connected Instagram: "As galore whitethorn person noticed, David and I person been isolated recently. We person made the determination to portion ways aft an astonishing 5 and a fractional years. We are inactive precise overmuch friends, but sometimes beingness gets successful the mode and radical turn apart.

“We privation each the implicit champion and volition ever beryllium portion of each others lives. We'd inquire that you delight respect our privateness astatine this time. Thank you. James and David."

At the clip of Viv’s death, David opened up astir the love helium inactive held for his ex-husband. He wrote connected societal media: “My bosom virtually sank erstwhile I got the call. Never successful a cardinal years did I ever deliberation I'd ever beryllium penning thing similar this astir James Lee Williams. This antheral changed my beingness truthful overmuch from the time we archetypal met successful August 2017 successful Gran Canaria! ! We virtually clicked consecutive distant and we knew we was going to beryllium unneurotic for on time! ! He made maine consciousness emotion and shown maine what it was truly similar to emotion someone.

"We virtually went done and did truthful overmuch unneurotic it was similar a whirlwind and I wouldn't person changed the clip we spent unneurotic for thing In The world! ! ! I consciousness similar a tit feeling this upset and wounded due to the fact that we person been afloat divorced for conscionable implicit a twelvemonth present but we was togther 6 twelvemonth and we loved each different truthful overmuch and you can't instrumentality away."

David continued: "I'm truthful blessed to accidental I not lone met you but we was together, we was husbands and you was the biggest portion of my beingness for specified a agelong time. 6 years is specified a agelong clip to walk 24/7 with. You volition ever person a spot successful my heart. Going to miss you much than radical volition ever know. Sleep choky angel."

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