Stephen Gately from Boyzone has died from natural causes at the tragically young age of 33 while on holiday with his husband in Majorca.
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Jade Goody was just 27 when she died from cervical cancer this year, leaving two sons and husband Jack Tweed.
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Heath Ledger was 28 and his career was going from strength to strength when he was found dead in his New York home, having overdosed on a cocktail of prescription drugs.
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DJ AM was found dead at home in August this year at the age of 36. His death was attributed to a combination of cocaine and prescription drugs, including the opiate oxycontin.
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Natasha Richardson died in March this year shortly after a freak accident in which she hit her head during a ski lesson. She was aged 45.
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River Phoenix was 23-years-old and one of Hollywood's hottest young stars when he collapsed and died in front of LA's Viper Room nightclub in 1993. He was found to have been taking heroin and cocaine.
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Anna Nicole Smith was found dead in her hotel room in Florida in February 2007, seemingly having overdosed on prescription drugs. She was aged 39.
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Kevin McGee made the headlines as the husband of LIttle Britain star Matt Lucas, and again when they became the first gay celeb couple to divorce in the UK. He had suffered drug problems, and was found hanged in his Edinburgh flat.
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Hollywood hellraiser John Belushi was one of the movie industry's hottest stars at the age of 33 when he was found dead in his room at LA's famous Chateau Marmont. He had overdosed on a combination of heroin and cocaine.
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Childrens' telly presenter Mark Speight was found hanged from a building n London in April 2008, having taken his own life because he was distraught at the death of his long-term partner Natasha Collins some months previously. He was aged 42.
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