MY Big Fat Gypsy Wedding star Paddy Doherty has posted a moving video tribute to twin brothers found dead in a suspected joint suicide calling them “angels.” The bodies of Billy and Joe Smith – who appeared on the hit show alongside Paddy – were found in an isolated country lane yesterday. The 32-year-old siblings were […]
MY Big Fat Gypsy Wedding star Paddy Doherty has posted a moving video tribute to twin brothers found dead in a suspected joint suicide calling them “angels.”
The bodies of Billy and Joe Smith – who appeared on the hit show alongside Paddy – were found in an isolated country lane yesterday.
The 32-year-old siblings were discovered in a tree in woodland, close to a farm, shortly before midday in rural Kent.
Celebrity Big Brother winner Paddy today led Facebook tributes, writing: “RIP PLEASE PRAY FOR THESE TWO DEAR SOULS God rest rest them in peace.”
In a video Paddy, 60, then described the pair as “angels” and asked fans to pray for their heartbroken family.
He said: “Two good looking boys, God bless their souls… That’s a terrible, terrible tragedy…
“There’s always worse than yourself… Pray for the boys’ family, the boys’ mother and father, help them be strong and get through this…
“I’m very very sorry for your troubles. Anyone watching this please say a prayer for those left behind…
“May God look after them… They are two angels… They’re in the kingdom of heaven walking on gold.”
Billy’s partner Kristina Delaney, from Cheltenham, wrote on Facebook: “Hardest day of my life. RIP my perfect Bill you were so pure so lovely.
“You made me the happiest girl. Did everything for me showed me love i never had you always see stuff like this but you just never think it’ll happen to you.
“I can’t believe I have to type this together struggling to speak never mind put a sentence together, I’m gonna make you so so proud my bill, my life, my angel.”
Referring to the tributes, family member Phoebe Charleen Smith told Mirror Online: “My cousins were loved all over the world, as you can see.”
The pair featured in the third series of the popular show, which described them as Romany gypsies working as gardeners.
Their family are reported to have previously expressed concern for the pair – who first featured on TV throughout 2013.
One episode followed them during a gardening shift in Kent, where they discussed the traveller lifestyle before getting married.
The hit C4 reality show even followed the landscape gardeners on a trip to the holiday island of Tenerife.
At a wedding two weeks ago the brothers recorded a video as they sang and danced to Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You.
A Facebook user wrote: “Nobody has TOMORROW this was videod less than 2 weeks ago there they were full of life and now there gone.
“TOMORROW isn’t promised for none of us rest in peace lads.” [sic]
Police closed the lane in an isolated area of Sevenoaks, Kent, following the incident — which sources said appeared to be a joint suicide.
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Billy lived in a ground floor flat of a converted 1950s former council house nearby.
A shocked neighbour told the Sun Online he had moved in to the home about 18 months ago.
The local, who did not want to be named, said: “I am just totally stunned. He was such a lovely guy. We got on well.
“He worked with Joe on their (landscaping) business. Joe was the leading force in the business.
“There were no signs that anything like this would happen. Although he did seem more reserved the last month or so. I just put it down to the winter weather.”
He added the brothers had recently celebrated their birthday on December 16.
A Kent Police spokesman said last night: “Inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the deaths are ongoing but they are not currently being treated as suspicious.
He added: “The next of kin of both men are aware and are being kept updated.”
An inquest into the deaths is likely to be held in the New Year.
