Alan Carr's ex-husband Paul Drayton announces his 'amazing' brother has died aged 28 as he pays an emotional tribute
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Alan Carr's ex-husband Paul Drayton has announced his 'amazing' brother has sadly died aged 28.
Party planner and actor Paul, 53, took to Instagram on Tuesday to share a photo with his late sibling James and paid an emotional tribute.
Paul revealed his brother tragically passed away just before Christmas, but did not disclose his cause of death.
He wrote: 'Goodbye my gentle soul! I'm sorry I didn't tell you I loved you more.
'You will be sorely missed by all your family. We will never forget what an amazing brother/ son/ grandson and father you were.'
He added a broken heart emoji alongside the words: 'James Drayton. 2/4/1996 - 18/ 12/ 2024.
Alan Carr's ex-husband Paul Drayton has announced his 'amazing' brother has sadly died aged 28 as he paid tribute to him on Instagram on Tuesday
Paul revealed his brother tragically passed away just before Christmas , but did not say his cause of death
Paul accompanied the post with Michael Jackson's song Gone Too Soon.
Paul and comedian Alan broke up back in May 2022 after 13 years together.
They said in a statement at the time: 'After 13 years as a couple and three years of marriage, Alan Carr and Paul Drayton would like to announce they are separating.
'They have jointly and amicably made the difficult decision to divorce and go their separate ways.'
Paul had a well-documented battle with alcoholism, and narrowly escaped jail after reversing into a police car with an alcohol test reading 'off the scale' in 2022.
Alan cited Paul's drinking as the 'final straw' in their rocky relationship.
Paul, who is three years sober, is now planning a book which Alan 'knows will feature the good, the bad, and the ugly'.
A showbiz insider told MailOnline: 'Alan knows that Paul is writing a book and obviously their relationship –the good, the bad and the ugly – will form a large part of the story.
'They were together for 13 years and had some fabulous times together as well as the well-documented problems.
'Paul is a very honest man and will give readers a warts and all picture of his life and won’t gloss over difficult subjects.'
Paul and comedian Alan broke up back in May 2022 after 13 years together (pictured in 2019)
Back in October, Paul marked three years since he was arrested for drink-driving by sharing a clip of the moment he was taken away by police.
Paul took to Instagram to share footage of the moment he was arrested, and in a lengthy caption described it as 'the lowest period of his life'.
He wrote: 'Three years ago today I was arrested handcuffed and taken to Crawley police station. This is short edited clip of that day. (I still get anxiety watching this)
'What followed was a catalogue of events that was nothing short of a nightmare! The officer said I was off my face and that I had reversed my car into his. Both were untrue! I was a broken man on that day!
'I was advised to plead not guilty in order for my Lawyer to do a full investigation to gather all the mitigating evidence together.
'I felt like I was drowning. On the 26th December 2022 the judge decided to sentence me to 12 weeks in a class B prison!
'I had just had 2 brain surgeries, was going through a divorce and moving house to name a few of the things I was coping with! I was also three weeks into rehab!
'I have taken full responsibility for my actions and believe me when I say that whole period in my life was the lowest!
'It's taking a lot for me to rebuild myself and a huge journey of self discovery whilst not using alcohol to cope or self medicate as I had done in the past.
'I am currently writing my memoirs which may be titled ''Take It On The Chin'' where you will read the full story along with many other stories of my eventful and colourful life! Thank you all for your continuing love and support! It means the world!!'
