{"id":2376852,"date":"2026-04-17T00:36:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T00:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2376852"},"modified":"2026-04-17T00:36:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T00:36:14","slug":"theres-not-a-day-goes-by-that-i-dont-think-about-him-jane-mcdonald-on-love-loss-and-moving-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/theres-not-a-day-goes-by-that-i-dont-think-about-him-jane-mcdonald-on-love-loss-and-moving-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;There&#8217;s not a day goes by that I don&#8217;t think about him&#8217; &#8211; Jane McDonald on love, loss, and moving forward"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-6e6e1166-d69c-49e1-ba53-338e1df8c5c6\">We\u2019re used to seeing Jane McDonald traversing the world on her many travel and cruising shows, in addition to her fabulous outfits while she\u2019s touring and performing. <\/p>\n<p>But behind the joyous persona, Jane has quietly been dealing with a lot of difficult times in recent years. In 2018, she lost her beloved mother, and in 2021, her partner of over a decade Eddie Rothe past away after a battle with lung cancer. However, the one thing that has kept her going throughout it all &#8211; music.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s been there for me all my life,\u2019 Jane tells the April issue of woman&amp;home. \u2018I used to say to boyfriends, \u201cI\u2019m married to my job, I\u2019ll have an affair with you,\u201d because I was so focused on my work. I was the same with Ed and he was great because he liked his own space.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-6e6e1166-d69c-49e1-ba53-338e1df8c5c6-2\">&#8220;There\u2019s not a day goes by that I don\u2019t think about him or thank him. I\u2019m so grateful that I was part of a great couple, and with a man who encouraged me to go off and do my stuff. He was the most perfect man for me.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-continues-below block py-2 text-sm\">Article continues below <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"inline-block w-2.5 h-2.5 ml-2\" fill=\"currentColor\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 1000\"><path d=\"M1000 100L500 900 0 100h1000z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pb-0 pt-2 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-[#333]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-[#333]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 !text-base uppercase sm:text-sm font-normal&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>And she makes sure to keep both Ed and her mother Jean with her at all times, no matter where she may be in the world. Discussing her most favourite possessions, she says, \u2018I wear my mum\u2019s wedding ring to remind me of her. I also carry a photo of her and Ed everywhere.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Now 62 &#8211; and turning 63 in early April &#8211; Jane is anything but slowing down.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-27c4460b-36c3-4f7c-b140-db57b9db6583\">Last year she filmed an incredible adventure series for Channel 5, From Pole to Pole, where she toured Antarctica, Brazil, Italy and the northern reaches of Norway, Svalbard. And she\u2019s about to release a country album, recorded in Nashville, entitled Living The Dream. To accompany it, she filmed a two part documentary about the region and the creation of the album.<\/p>\n<p>However, she admits she is no longer the party animal she may seem like on her shows, where she regularly enjoys a wine or two (two being her \u2018limit\u2019). \u2018Everybody thinks I\u2019m this big party person,\u2019 she says, \u2018but although you see me enjoying a few tipples on every TV show and it looks like I\u2019m getting blasted all the time, I\u2019m not a big drinker. 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