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Bob the Drag Queen has introduced the tragic passing of their mom, Martha Caldwell (Getty Pictures/ @bobthedragqueen, Instagram)
Bob the Drag Queen has introduced that her mum, Martha Caldwell, died on Sunday (12 Could), which marked Mom’s Day within the US.
The entertainer, who gained season eight of RuPaul’s Drag Race and who supported Madonna on her Celebration tour, has been open about Martha’s well being battle in current months.
Commenting on a video posted on Instagram by RuPaul, wherein the TV host celebrated Mom’s Day and mirrored on his relationship along with his personal mom 31 years after her loss of life, Bob wrote: “Hey Ru. I misplaced my mom immediately. It’s been a tricky one for me. This message got here simply in time.”
Former We’re Right here host Bob added: “My mother liked you. She thought you had been so humorous and charming. Glad Mom’s Day to you.”
Bob additionally shared a tribute to her mom with an Instagram put up of Martha sitting at a pc.
“Glad Mom’s Day, everybody. Please name your mom immediately and inform her that you simply love her,” she wrote.
In January, Bob captioned an image of herself holding her mom’s hand: “I’m probably not one for prayers, however in case you are a praying individual… my mom has requested in your prayers.
“She asks that you simply pray for power, well being and perseverance. She asks that you simply pray out loud and use her identify, Martha Caldwell.”
Madonna additionally shared a tribute to her personal mom on Instagram, following the ultimate leg of her tour.
“I stood on stage for 81 exhibits staring up on the lovely face of my mom and questioning what she should’ve been pondering as she waved goodbye to me from her hospital window. I stepped into the station wagon and shut the door not figuring out it was the final time I’d see her,” she wrote.
Bob has since shared a video of Whoopi Goldberg on her Instagram Story function, of the The View host urging folks to let their family members know the way they really feel.
“You gotta just remember to inform folks, whereas they’re residing, what they imply to you,” Goldberg says within the clip, which is taken from a current look on The Tonight Present with Jimmy Fallon.
“Our time on the planet goes like that. And since none of us have expiration dates on our booties, we don’t know when [it’s up].”