Ronnie Turner — the one organic son of Tina Turner and Ike Turner — died from colon most cancers at age 62 in December of 2022, simply six months earlier than his megastar mom died in Might. Within the aftermath, Ronnie’s spouse, French singer Afida Turner, has been mourning each losses and trying to find future happiness.
In an unique interview with Individuals journal, Afida opened up about life since dropping each her husband and mother-in-law inside six months of one another, and the way she’s been processing the grief that “destroyed” her coronary heart.
“It was very unhappy that Ronnie handed, after which his mother handed six months after,” she informed the outlet. “It is rather tough for me as a result of individuals solely see the music or the images, however I am going again dwelling and scream the names of my family members. [That pain] won’t ever go away.”
She added, “I’m struggling, and my coronary heart is destroyed. I’m attempting to not lose my thoughts.”
Explaining that her life in Los Angeles “grew to become a nightmare — an actual nightmare,” Afida ultimately escaped to Egypt, taking little or no along with her.
“No home, no furnishings. Simply my recollections and Ronnie’s garments,” she mentioned.
Serving to to stave off her grief is the potential for motherhood.
“I’m going to have Ronnie’s child,” she informed Individuals, including, “If I can. I’m 46. However we’ll see.”
Based on Afida, earlier than his loss of life final yr, Ronnie froze his sperm as a birthday present to her, because the couple had been making ready to broaden their household. She now intends to aim to achieve that aim by means of IVF.
“It’s nonetheless unhealthy as a result of he’s not right here, however what can I do? Not less than I’ll have a bit of one that appears like Ronnie,” she mentioned. “A monster like me and him; are you able to think about?”
The pair first met in 2005, and regardless of Ronnie’s wild life-style initially turning Afida off, they have been married by 2007. Sharing that the 2 had comparable upbringings considerably marked by abusive fathers, Afida additionally pressured that neither took after their fathers in that respect.
“Once I screamed, [Ronnie] broke plates,” she admitted. “However he was form. He beloved the drama and was like the identical blood. I belonged to that household.”
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