24-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Tearful Imelda May opens up on ‘brave' late pal Sinead O'Connor and reveals ‘comical messages' she received from star
EMOTIONAL IMELDA May has opened up on her late pal and Irish icon Sinead O'Connor claiming she was "the bravest women she knew".
The
singer
and the
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Imelda May and Sinead O'Connor were close pals for years
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Imelda spoke about Sinead on Ireland AM this morninh
The 51-year-old lifted the lid on her deep friendship with the
star
on
this morning
ahead of her two year anniversary.
The tearful star gushed: "Sinead was absolutely brilliant, she spoke the truth and she was brave as anyone I ever knew, she was one of the bravest
women
.
"She took the grief that she got all the time and she was just full of love all the time and I really miss her, I'll miss her forever."
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Imelda told how she often spoke with Sinead on the phone and added: "I miss our chats, I loved it, she was
funny
as hell and a lot of people don't realise that."
She continued: "So for Sinead let's all try do what we can because she always spoke the truth."
Breakfast show host,
"If you didn't pick up, she would hound you to answer that phone."
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Imelda chuckled and replied: "Oh she wouldn't stop, she'd say, 'Pick up the phone, pick up the phone'."
The Johnny Got a Boom Boom singer explained how she would receive "mad messages" from Sinead if she had not contacted her in a few days.
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She laughed: "She would send herself as a unicorn head saying, 'Pick up the phone'."
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'GIFTED SINGER'
Imelda smiled and remarked: "Yeah and I want to send big love to all her
family
."
Viewers all rushed to
social media
to react to Imelda's sweet words.
Carol wrote on Instagram: "She was a beacon light."
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Anne commented: "A truly gifted singer and such a strong woman."
While Paul added: "She woke up
Ireland
in many ways. RIP."
And Mia said: "I will miss her forever."
