Nora Forster, wife of singer John Lydon, has died at the age of 80 after living with Alzheimer’s disease for many years, reports The Mirror.
The former Sex Pistols frontman, 67, also known by his stage name Johnny Rotten, has been his wife’s full-time assistant since her diagnosis and has been through her most recent attempt to represent the Ireland at Eurovision 2023 with a song Raised awareness of the situation.
A statement posted on Lydon’s Twitter said: “It is with a heavy heart that we share the sad news that Nora Forster – John Lydon’s wife of nearly five decades – has passed away. Nora had been living with Alzheimer’s for several years. In which time John had become her full-time carer.vPlease respect John’s grief and allow him space. Rest in Peace Nora. Heart felt condolences to John from Rambo and all at PiL Official,” reports The Mirror.
Forster was the daughter of wealthy German publisher Franz Karl Maier, who worked for news agencies including Der Spiegel and Der Tagespiegel.
Lydon said he first met Forster in 1975 at the late artist Malcolm McLaren’s clothing shop, owned by Vivienne Westwood, in London.
In January, Lydon told ITV’s Good Morning Britain that they had been together for 45 years.
Their Irish Eurovision bid song was titled Hawaii, a trip they took together, as she said it was a memory she had in mind.
“As I say in the song, old journeys end and some begin again, but this is the beginning of a new journey with us,” he said, reports The Mirror.
In the UK, Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia, which is the name for a group of symptoms associated with a steady decline in brain function, according to the NHS website.
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