Dockery, who turned 34 on Tuesday, is understood to have been with Dineen for his final days at the Irish hospice, which specialises in palliative care. Post continues below. If you're not already a Mamamia member, sign up (it's easy, we promise). “Work didn’t matter,” Dockery later said. Michelle Dockery and John Dineen in the royal box at Wimbledon’s centre court last year. Dineen died unexpectedly in December 2015. Please sign in to contribute to the Mamamia Community. He was just 34 years old. In October 2015, Dockery pulled out of a stage production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses. Your morning hit of the top news stories, to be consumed with a coffee in hand. She’s a great girl – probably as far from Lady Mary as you could imagine.”, Sad to have lost my friend John Dineen, he was an incredible man Thoughts & Prayers to his family & #MichelleDockery pic.twitter.com/UJyc87QZoh, Following Tuesday’s news, the Dragons’ Den investor Gavin Duffy paid tribute to Dineen, tweeting: “Michelle Dockery Lady Mary, young widow #Downton has confirmed her real life fiance Corkman John Dineen has died RIP.”. “It’s what keeps you going, that positivity – to never lose that hope for a miracle,” she told The Guardian. While Dockery’s character Lady Mary lost her husband Matthew in a car crash, Dockery lost her fiancé John Dineen to cancer. At his funeral, Dockery sang his favourite song, “The Folks Who Live on the Hill”, and spoke about him. Golden Globe-winning actor’s partner, public relations director John Dineen, died on Sunday in an Irish hospice, First published on Tue 15 Dec 2015 12.22 GMT. Dockery, who played Lady Mary Crawley in the ITV period drama, was recently on a promotional tour for Downton Abbey in the US, during which she made an appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert last Wednesday and Watch What Happens Live on Thursday. DOWNTON Abbey star Michelle Dockery laid to rest her fiance John Dineen by singing an emotional ballad she often sang to him. “I wouldn’t wish it on anyone or expect them to know.”. “You suddenly become an expert [in cancer]. But the couple guarded their privacy closely, with Dockery only briefly referencing Dineen in an interview more than a year ago when she said she had a “wonderful man in my life from Ireland”. Darnell Strom, an agent at Creative Artists Agency, wrote: “Sad to have lost my friend John Dineen, he was an incredible man. That’s all you need to know.”, “John’s like family to me and I knew he’d really get on with Michelle,” he explained. Dockery and Dineen, a public relations executive, started dating in 2013. A post shared by Michelle Dockery (@theladydockers) on Aug 30, 2019 at 11:07am PDT. And then she became one herself. The actor has received critical acclaim for her role, having been nominated for three consecutive Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe. The couple were first pictured together as they holidayed in Venice, Italy, during that year’s 70th International Venice Film Festival. Now, she's gearing up for the U.S. release of the Downton Abbey movie, in … This stuff becomes your world, and that of course was my priority.”. “Whether in his work or his personal life John was extremely loyal,” she said. In December, Dockery flew with her Downton Abbey co-stars to the US to promote the show’s final season. The actress had been introduced to Dineen, then a public relations director at FTI Consulting in London, by Irish actor Allen Leech, who appeared alongside Dockery in Downton Abbey. The Downton Abbey star Michelle Dockery’s fiance, John Dineen, has died aged 34 after a long-term illness. Downton Abbey star Michelle Dockery gets engaged to Irish boyfriend John Dineen Congratulations are in order for actress Michelle Dockery and her boyfriend John Dineen. The Downton Abbey star Michelle Dockery’s fiance, John Dineen, has died aged 34 after a long-term illness. Dineen, a public relations director, died on … Jersey on. Michelle Dockery spent three years playing a grieving widow in Downton Abbey. He was my friend, my king, my hero, my everything.”. Michelle Dockery spent three years playing a grieving widow in Downton Abbey.And then she became one herself. Dockery started a relationship with John Dineen, from Waterfall, Ireland, in 2013. Dineen’s sister Trish said at the funeral that she had received a new “sister” and “angel” in Dockery. “I have a wonderful man in my life from Ireland,” she said in 2014. Downton Abbey Star Michelle Dockery Devastated After Fiancé Dies of Cancer at 34 Public Relations executive John Dineen died of a rare form of cancer in Cork, Ireland on Sunday Dineen died in December 2015, a week before the final episode of Downton Abbey aired in the UK. She's a great girl – probably as far from Lady Mary as you could imagine". Dockery never revealed much about him in interviews, except to say that she’d met him through her Irish Downton Abbey co-star Allen Leech, who played Tom Branson. While Dockery’s character Lady Mary lost her husband Matthew in a car crash, Dockery lost her fiancé John Dineen to cancer. Sign up for the “Mamamia Daily” newsletter. He died with Dockery and his family around him. “I’ve got people around me who I can turn to for advice: my mum, and my partner, John. Video In Downton Abbey, Dockery’s character, Lady Mary Crawley, was widowed and left to look after her son George following the death of her on-screen husband Matthew Crawley, played by actor Dan Stevens. To love him and be loved by him. The Downton Abbey star was among family and close friends as she attended the wake at the Church of St James in the village of Ballinora, County Cork, close to the farm where Mr Dineen … Despite her worries for her fiancé, she managed to finish filming the show’s last season, where Lady Mary was still struggling to deal with the trauma of Matthew’s car-crash death, years down the track. PHOTOS: Stars gone too soon Read article But then came the news that Dineen’s cancer was terminal. Originally from Waterfall near Cork city, Dineen had been working with the FTI Consulting firm in London when he was diagnosed with the illness. In an interview with Red magazine, published last month, she also spoke of the security her relationship brought her. Dockery posted photos of herself on social media wearing a jersey from Dineen’s favourite rugby club, Munster.\, Hat on. But she cut her trip short and rushed back to Ireland when she heard Dineen didn’t have long left. “It was just baffling, and still is to me, that my character’s storyline was so similar.”. But, at this stage, my instincts are pretty good,” she said. Downton Abbey star Michelle Dockery's partner, John Dineen, has passed away at the age of 34 after battling a rare form of cancer. She says she wouldn’t expect anyone in her life to fully understand what it was like to lose him. The family appealed for privacy as they made the final preparations for a private funeral service in Cork on Wednesday. Michelle Dockery Lady Mary, young widow #Downton has confirmed her real life fiancé Corkman John Dineen has died RIP pic.twitter.com/z57nZU8vSk. Just months into their relationship, Dineen was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Leech has said of introducing the pair: “John’s like family to me and I knew he’d really get on with Michelle. They again made headlines earlier this year when it was reported that Dockery was showing off a diamond ring to her co-stars during screen tests. “The family is very grateful for the support and kindness they have received but would kindly request that they are left to grieve in private,” a spokeswoman for the actor said. Dockery says he never complained, and that gave them both strength. “One of the difficult things at the time was the parallels with Mary,” Dockery told The Guardian in 2017. Leech was quoted as saying "John's like family to me and I knew he'd really get on with Michelle. I was honoured to know John. “We were introduced by Allen Leech. “It was clear that when John was in your corner he was there.