Helena Christensen announces the death of her father Fleming as the grieving star shares heartfelt tribute
Helena Christensen has shared a heartfelt tribute following the death of her father Fleming.
The Danish model, 54, posted a number of pictures of herself with her parent from her family album as she revealed she was grieving on Monday.
In the images, Helena is seen as both a child and an adult as she posed alongside her dad, with some snaps including her sister Anita and her mother Elsa.
Helena wrote: ‘Dad. There is no way it can be described in words alone what a kind, caring, sweet, humble and beautiful man and father you were and there’s not enough time in this life to thank you for everything you have given us.
‘You were a shining example of the finest son, husband and father and you are deeply loved and adored by everyone who knew you.
Moving: Helena Christensen, 54, has shared a heartfelt tribute following the death of her father Fleming
Difficult time: The Danish model posted a number of pictures of herself with her parent from her family album as she revealed she was grieving on Monday (Helena pictured last month)
Tribute: Helena wrote: ‘There is no way it can be described in words alone what a kind, caring, sweet, humble and beautiful man and father you were,’ as she revealed she was grieving
‘You moved through life in your quiet, cool manner with one main goal, to take care of your 3 girls, mom, Anita and I.
‘You instilled in us a sense of calm, of feeling safe and filled us with so much love, wisdom, laughter and more than anything, wonderful memories that keep coming back to me, you always holding my hand as a little girl, us snuggling up in your red leather chair reading stories, you biking with us little girls to the bakery on Sunday mornings, you giving me the best childhood soundtrack, Elvis, the Shadows, Bix Beiderbecke..
‘You tucking us in every night and driving us to school every morning in your metal blue car, the two of us sneaking into my first concert through a side door to see Grandmaster Flash cause we didn’t have tickets, us huddled in my room over the gramophone listening to the Cure, Depeche Mode, U2, the Cult, Echo.
‘Us dancing endlessly at parties, you and mom kissing on New years wearing silly hats, your big smile at every meal mom ever made, the sweet way you loved mom so deeply, your endless love and respect for your parents and being there for them till the end.
‘You were always there, always smiling, always cracking the best jokes, always waving goodbye till you couldn’t see me anymore, even if it meant waving for a very long time. I have everything, everything to thank you and mom for.
‘I realise now that in these many last years of your life you showed your true strength, fighting to stay with your beloved family for as long as possible not wanting to leave us.
‘You will always be with us, dad and I will keep waving, always.’
Helena previously revealed how she had a loving but unconventional childhood growing up in Denmark with her South American mother and Danish father.
Looking back: In images shared on Instagram, Helena is seen as both a child and an adult as she posed alongside her dad
Childhood: The model posted a picture of herself as a child as she stood alongside her Danish father
Family: Some snaps included her sister Anita (left) as the siblings posed with Fleming for their family album
Beloved: ‘You were a shining example of the finest son, husband and father and you are deeply loved and adored by everyone who knew you,’ Helena wrote
Family man: ‘You moved through life in your quiet, cool manner with one main goal, to take care of your 3 girls, mom, Anita and I,’ she posted
Snapshot: Helena’s mother Elsa (left) was seen in some of the pictures as they both posed with Fleming
International: Helena’s father was born in Denmark while her mother was from Peru, with her parents posing together in one picture
She said her family were so close, they even washed together: ‘It was total togetherness. We even took family showers. It felt like we did a lot of things together. Was my upbringing normal? Maybe not,’ she told The Sunday Times Style magazine.
Helena’s career has seen her strut down catwalks around the world and pose in her underwear, but she also said she was a very shy child.
She revealed how it was down to her mother that she became the more confident woman she is today after she sent her to acting classes to ‘learn how to express myself more’.
From then on, she did child modelling and was crowned Miss Denmark as a teenager before becoming an icon of the fashion world, heralding the era of the supermodel along with the likes of Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford and Linda Evangelista.
Emotional: ‘You instilled in us a sense of calm, of feeling safe and filled us with so much love, wisdom, laughter and more than anything, wonderful memories,’ Helena wrote
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