Her family said Kinsella’s final days were ‘filled with her true loves: family and music and warmth and Christmas and joy’
Sophie Kinsella has died at 55 (Photo: Getty)
December 10, 2025 12:50 pm
(Updated 12:53 pm)
The bestselling author Sophie Kinsella has died at the age of 55.
The writer of the Shopaholic series of novels was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer.
“We are heartbroken to announce the passing this morning of our beloved Sophie (aka Maddy, aka Mummy),” her family said.
“She died peacefully, with her final days filled with her true loves: family and music and warmth and Christmas and joy.”
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