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Jill Halfpenny reveals the grief she suffered after Matt Janes's death in 2017 has made her a 'better person' as she confesses she has found love again seven years later


The former EastEnders actress, 48, said she felt 'cursed' when she lost Matt to a fatal heart attack that mirrored father Colin's death while playing five-a-side football when she was just four.

The former EastEnders actress, 48, said she felt 'cursed' when she lost Matt to a fatal heart attack that mirrored father Colin's death while playing five-a-side football when she was just four. The former EastEnders actress, 48, said she felt 'cursed' when she lost Matt to a fatal heart attack that mirrored father Colin's death while playing five-a-side football when she was just four Jill has starred in a number of West End productions including Legally Blonde, Chicago and Calendar Girls and most recently appeared on television in Channel 5's The Cuckoo and Sky's The Red King.

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