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Peaches Geldof

Peaches Geldof

March 13th, 1989 - April 7th, 2014

"She was the wildest, funniest, cleverest, wittiest and the most bonkers of all of us." - Bob Geldof

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Socialite, writer, model, television presenter, wife and mother, Peaches Geldof lived a storied life for a 25 year old. The daughter of famed musician Bob Geldof, Peaches "Honeyblossom" Geldof lived life her own way, even if it meant attracting the attention of the British Tabloid press. Married to Thomas Cohen, the pair have two children, Phaedra Bloom Forever and Astala Dylan Willow.


Born in London, UK to parents Bob Geldof and Paula Yates, Peaches grew up in Chelsea where she graduated from the British equivalent of high school. She deferred from her opportunity to go to University so that she could move to New York City with her former husband. Peaches early life saw her surrounded by the rich and the famous and this did not necessarily bode well for her and her siblings. After her parent’s divorce, her mother Paula met the INXS singer Michael Hutchence who in 1997 overdosed on heroin.


Peaches mother, who herself died in 2000 of a drug overdose had this to say of her daughter:


“Peaches wants more than anything to dress like the Queen Mother, circa 1935. When she was two she wore a bridesmaid’s dress and full veil with diamante-studded plimsolls for almost a year. She’d sneak off to put on make-up and then come downstairs ready for school but with her lipstick slightly squiffy and blue eyeshadow trowelled on.But at least we knew what it was like to live with real, natural glamour! Peaches is the only six-year-old I’ve ever met who goes to bed in a bright-purple bri-nylon peignoir with matching negligee, which someone gave her for Christmas.”


From a young age Peaches was destined to be a writer. From 14 to 17 years old, she wrote a weekly column for the Daily Telegraph, she wrote and starred in two documentaries about her life and wrote for Elle Girl. in 2007 Peaches began modelling and continued to do so up until her death. Peaches flirted with controversy for several reasons including drug use, partying and religion. She had a modelling contract cancelled due to alleged drug abuse and admitted to ITV that she was infact a Scientologist. In 2013 Peaches Geldof confirmed that she had indeed converted to Judaism, the religion on her husband Thomas.


In 2012, Peaches married musician Thomas Cohen after a one year marriage to Max Drummey in 2008. Cohen and Peaches had two children together. Although Peaches Geldof was not immune from controversy and the expected lifestyle of someone in position and of her age, she worked hard to overcome life’s difficulties. A writer, model, presenter and above all mother, Peaches Geldof lived a storied life and will be missed by all those who knew her and her work. She is survived by her husband, her three sisters, her father and her two children.


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Name Peaches Geldof
Date of Birth March 13th, 1989
Date of Death April 7th, 2014
Home Town London, GB 
Other City Wortham, England, GB 
Favourite Saying “It comes of being by yourself when you are growing up, because you're reading and you're forming an opinion, and there's no-one to argue with you, so you become dogmatic. There's no-one to temper your opinion, so you think you're right.”
Milestone

Milestones

1989 Peaches Honeyblossom Geldof is born
2000 Her mother Paula Yates dies of a drug overdose
2004 Begins writing for Elle Girl
2005 Writes and stars in documentary Peaches Geldof: Teenage Mind
2006 Writes and stars in documentary Peaches Geldof: Teen America
2007 Peaches makes her modelling debut
2008 Marries Max Drummey
2009 Divorces Max Drummey
2009 Admits to being a Scientologist
2009 Signs a modelling deal with Ultimo Brand underwear
2010 Contract with Ultimo Brand is cancelled after nude pictures and drug abuse allegations are posted online
2011 Debuts her talk show on ITV OMG! with Peaches Geldof
2012 Marries Thomas Cohen
2013 Claims to have converted to Judaism

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