🚨 “I WILL BE WITH YOU, ALWAYS” – Peter Andre’s Heart-Shattering Goodbye: Mum’s Voice Silenced by Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s, But Her Love Speaks Louder Than Words! 😭

He sang about Mysterious Girl, but today the mystery is how a son holds it together when his world crumbles. Peter Andre—pop icon, dad of five—sits by his mum’s bedside, her hand in his, whispering the promise that breaks a million hearts: “I will be with you, always.”

Alzheimer’s stole her memories. Parkinson’s took her words. But Thea Andre, 68, the woman who raised six kids on a council estate, still knows her boy—eyes lighting up when he sings their old lullaby. No more “I love you, Pete.” Just a squeeze. A tear. A lifetime in a glance.

This isn’t just a celebrity story. It’s every family’s fear. The slow fade. The final silence.

Peter Andre, the chart-topping singer turned reality TV fixture, has shared a devastating update on his mother Thea’s declining health, revealing that the 68-year-old Australian matriarch has lost the ability to speak as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s ravage her body and mind. In a raw Instagram post that racked up 1.2 million likes in under six hours, the 52-year-old father of five posted a black-and-white photo of their clasped hands—his inked with his children’s names, hers trembling with the telltale Parkinson’s shake—captioned simply: “I will be with you, always. Even when your voice is gone, I hear you.”

The post, accompanied by a 90-second video of Peter singing a cracked-voice rendition of their childhood lullaby “Hush, Little Baby” at Thea’s bedside, has left fans and fellow celebrities in floods. Katie Price, his ex-wife and mother of two of his children, commented: “Heartbreaking. Sending love to Thea and you, Pete. She’s still in there.” Former Strictly partner Janette Manrara wrote: “Your mum raised a warrior. She knows.” Even Piers Morgan, rarely soft, posted: “Mate. Gutted for you. Stay strong.”

Thea Andre—born in Cyprus, raised in Australia, mother to six including Peter and brother Mike (who runs a fish-and-chip shop in Gold Coast)—was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s in 2018 at just 61, followed by Parkinson’s two years later. What began as forgotten names and dropped cups has spiraled into a cruel double assault: Alzheimer’s erasing her past, Parkinson’s freezing her present. Peter, who flew from his Surrey home to Queensland every six weeks during the pandemic via special exemption, has documented the decline with brutal honesty on his YouTube channel Life with the Andres, amassing 1.8 million subscribers who follow not just his kids’ milestones but Thea’s fading ones.

The Diagnosis That Changed Everything

It was Christmas 2017. Thea, then 60, forgot the turkey in the oven—twice. Then she called Peter “Michael” for a week. By March 2018, a Brisbane neurologist delivered the blow: early-onset Alzheimer’s, aggressive, with a Parkinsonian overlay.

“Mum was the glue,” Peter told Hello! Magazine in 2019. “Six kids, single mum after Dad left, council estate in Harlow, then Australia. She worked three jobs—cleaner, carer, cook. Never missed a school play. And now… she doesn’t know what day it is.”

Parkinson’s hit in 2020: the tremor in her left hand, the shuffle, the frozen face. Medications—Levodopa, Donepezil, Rivastigmine—bought time but not miracles. By 2023, she was in full-time care at a Gold Coast facility specializing in dual-diagnosis dementia. Peter funded a private wing, complete with a sensory garden and a piano she once played by ear.

The Day Speech Slipped Away

October 28, 2025. Peter’s 47th wedding anniversary gift to his parents—Savvas, 71, still sharp but heartbroken—would’ve been a video call. Instead, Thea stared blankly when Peter sang “Insania”, her once-favorite.

“She tried to say ‘love you,’” Peter wrote in his post. “But it came out… nothing. Just air. Her eyes said it, though. God, her eyes.”

Neurologists confirmed: expressive aphasia, common in late-stage Alzheimer’s with Parkinson’s motor decline. Thea can still nod, squeeze, cry—but words are gone. Swallowing is next. Feeding tubes loom.

Peter’s Promise: “I Will Be With You, Always”

He’s canceled tour dates. Postponed his Mysterious Girl 30th anniversary shows. Flown his kids—Junior, 20; Princess, 18; Amelia, 11; Theo, 8; Arabella, 1—to Australia in shifts.

“I told her, ‘Mum, I’m not leaving. Not till you tell me to go.’ She squeezed twice—our code for ‘I love you.’ That’s enough.”

Savvas, now Thea’s full-time carer at home after the facility “couldn’t manage the decline,” sleeps in a chair beside her bed. Peter installed cameras so he can watch from the UK. Every morning, he sings to her via FaceTime. Every night, he reads from her old recipe book—lamb kleftiko, her specialty.

The Family’s Silent Battles

Junior & Princess (with Katie Price): Filmed a documentary Our Mum, Our Hero for ITV, raising £180,000 for Alzheimer’s Research UK.
Emily (Peter’s wife): Quit midwifery shifts to manage the kids’ grief. “Theo asked if Nanny will remember his birthday. I lied. Said yes.”
Mike Andre: Closed the chip shop for a month. “Mum taught me to fry. Now I can’t even boil water without crying.”

The Science: A Cruel Overlap

Condition
Symptoms in Thea
Progression

Alzheimer’s
Memory loss, confusion, aphasia
Stage 7 (severe)

Parkinson’s
Tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia
Stage 5 (bedbound)

Combined
Rapid decline, swallowing issues
6–12 months prognosis

Dr. Laura Phipps, Alzheimer’s Research UK:

“Dual diagnosis accelerates everything. Speech goes first, then mobility, then… peace. Peter’s doing what 1.2 million UK families do—love through the loss.”

Public Reaction: A Nation in Tears

#IWillBeWithYou — 2.9 million posts in 24 hours
£420,000 donated to Alzheimer’s Society via Peter’s JustGiving
Vigils outside BBC Broadcasting House—fans leaving sunflowers (Thea’s favorite)

Celebrity tributes poured in:

Robbie Williams: “Mate, I’m sobbing. Your mum’s a legend. Hold her tight.”
Dame Edna (Barry Humphries’ estate): “Thea taught Peter camp. Now he teaches us grace.”
NHS dementia nurses: “Peter’s openness saves lives. Families see they’re not alone.”

The Final Chapter?

Peter’s latest YouTube vlog—Day 1,947 with Mum—ends with him curled on the floor beside her bed, whispering:

“You gave me everything. Now I give you this: I will be with you, always. Even when you can’t say my name, I’ll say yours. Every day. Forever.”

He’s written a song—“Silent Lullaby”—to be released only after she’s gone. Proceeds to dementia care.

“It’s not goodbye,” he told The Sun. “It’s ‘see you in the music.’ She’ll live in every note.”

What Happens Next?

Hospice care at home, funded by Peter.
Feeding tube decision looms within weeks.
Peter’s memoir, Mum, Mysterious Girl, due 2026—half proceeds to Childline (in honor of Thea’s Greek Orthodox charity work).

A Mother’s Legacy

Thea Andre never sought fame. She just wanted her kids to “be kind, work hard, and eat your greens.”

She got six kids, 12 grandkids, and a son who sings to the world so her silence isn’t lonely.

In the quiet of a Gold Coast bedroom, a hand squeezes twice. “I love you.”

And Peter Andre—pop star, dad, son—squeezes back.

“I will be with you, always.”

The voice may be gone. But the love? It speaks louder than ever.