Tributes paid to ‘Soho icon’ found dead after night out

Tributes person poured successful to a ‘vivacious, outspoken and glamourous’ trans pistillate who was recovered dormant aft disappearing much than a week ago.

‘Soho Icon’ Natasha Reddington-Romanov, 55, was past seen walking from the jazz nine Trisha’s in Soho, London, towards Bateman Street betwixt 1.45am and 2am connected September 20.

She didn’t amusement up to work on Monday, prompting a frantic search.

But yesterday constabulary confirmed that a assemblage was recovered successful the River Thames near Vauxhall Bridge, astir 2 miles southbound of Soho, connected Saturday.

‘The decease is being treated arsenic unexpected, but not suspicious. A record volition beryllium prepared for the Coroner,’ the unit said.

Today Trisha’s posted a tribute to Natasha connected Instagram.

‘Our Natasha Reddington-Romanov. Soho Icon, Showgirl, Forever and Always successful our Hearts. There volition ne'er been different 1 similar you & the streets of Soho everlastingly little glamorous. We emotion you truthful precise very overmuch .’

‘It is beyond words to explicit however overmuch insurmountable gratitude I personally person for everyone who has helped america hunt for her and showed the outpouring of emotion and enactment she deserved.’

Writer and commentator Jason Reid said connected X: This is terribly sad. My thoughts are with everyone who loved Natasha.’

Laura Hughes, Suicide Crisis Service Lead astatine the termination prevention foundation Harmless said successful a station connected X: ‘Rest successful powerfulness Natasha Reddington-Romanov. Strength and solidarity to the trans community, and each who knew her.’

Before she was found, Tracy Kawalik, 1 of Natasha’s closest friends, told Metro that Natasha had eaten meal in Chinatown with Trish (owner of Trisha’s) and gone backmost to the member’s nine for a portion with her aboriginal that evening.

‘She near erstwhile the barroom closed, astir 1.45 to 2am. She walked towards Bateman Street earlier we judge she turned backmost to get the bus, which she does each the clip to spell home,’ she said.

Tracy said nary 1 heard from Natasha implicit the weekend, but erstwhile she didn’t amusement up for enactment connected Monday, friends and coworkers notified the police. 

‘Friends that person known her for 40 years person ne'er known her to conscionable a alien and spell location with them. She ne'er misses a time of work, nary substance however precocious she was retired the nighttime before. She loves working,’ Tracy added. 

Friends of Natasha had been disquieted for her information due to the fact that she is simply a trans woman. Residents of her gathering successful Old Kent Road hadn’t seen her since past week.

Natasha was besides successful a dependable authorities of caput earlier she went missing, having made plans with friends for the upcoming week, Tracy said.

‘It is imaginable but determination was nary circumstantial signs that she was having immoderate problems with work, oregon money. She didn’t amusement signs of depression,’ Tracy added. 

‘It’s a nightmare. Everyone is preparing for the worst and hoping for the best. We’re conscionable hoping we find her.’

‘Natasha is truthful vivacious, outspoken and glamorous – and Soho is inactive truthful engaged astatine 2am. I conscionable don’t recognize however cipher has seen her. 

‘It’s imaginable she’s fallen somewhere, it’s imaginable someone’s wounded her. It’s imaginable she’s successful a infirmary with nary ID.

Tracy added that astatine Trisha’s, a backstage members nine successful Soho, wherever Natasha worked for implicit a decade, the unit are mislaid for words. 

‘Everyone who’s been present has astir apt had a chat with Natasha astatine 1 point. She’s very, precise loved.’

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