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• 1 Joely Richardson opens up on life without her big sister Natasha
  Joely Richardson has spoken out for the first time about the tragic loss of her older sister, saying she "cannot imagine there will ever be a day when I don't think of Tasha." Eight months...

• 2 Michelle Williams and Heath's little girl Matilda looking more grown up than ever
  Her father Heath Ledger would be bursting with pride. Walking to school with her mother Michelle Williams the day after her fourth birthday, the Australian star's little girl looked like she'd shot up...

• 3 'His illness didn't prepare me for the grief': Patrick Swayze's widow Lisa shares her pain
  There was not a dry eye in the house as Lisa Niemi spoke for the first time about the pain of losing her husband of 34 years, Patrick Swayze. The 53-year-old opened up about her grief at Californian...

• 4 John Travolta fights back tears as he tells of fruitless battle to save his son's life
  Heartbroken John Travolta looked close to tears as he relieved the frantic moments when he sought to save his son Jett after he had a seizure. Speaking in a soft voice, the Hollywood star told a court...

• 5 Painful memories for John Travolta as £18 million blackmail trial begins
  Broken-hearted actor John Travolta summoned all his strength to return to the Bahamas for a blackmail trial relating to the death of his son Jett, 16, friends said. "Going back was hard for...

• 6 The love that never died: How Patrick and Lisa faced all of life's challenges together
  Patrick Swayze: a life in pictures Handsome, talented and by his own admission slightly cocky, Patrick Swayze could have had his pick of girls. But there was only one that he ever wanted. From the moment...