Wynonna and Ashley Judd announcedthe heartbreaking death of their mother, Naomi Judd, on April 30.
The statement, which was shared withThe Associated Press, read, “Today we sisters experienced a tragedy.
We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness.”
Both Wynonna and Ashley also shared the statement on their personalTwitteraccounts, and revealed, “We are shattered.
We are navigating profound grief and know that as we loved her, she was loved by her public.
We are in unknown territory.”
Naomi had dealt with severe depressionfor years.
Naomi actually got pregnant with Wynonna at a very young age.
Ciminella was actually the father of Ashley Judd, who was born in 1968.
At the same time, Naomi also encouraged her daughters to pursue their dreams in the arts.
This was just the start of what would become themother-daughter duo, The Judds, with Naomi and Wynonna.
Naomi’s relationship with her two daughters wasn’t always smooth sailing.
I wondered: Who, exactly, was having all the fun?
What was I missing?"
Ashley told “Access Hollywood” that her mother told her, “Honey, go get him.”
It’s clear that Naomi was always there to support her daughters in everything they did.
