A year after the passing of Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan, his wife, Victoria Mary Clarke, took to Instagram to share a deeply emotional tribute.

Victoria Mary Clarke, Shane MacGowan's wife, admitted that she felt suicidal and called The Samaritans 'several times' after the death of The Pogues star, stating that there was "no easy way past" grief. Victoria, who is an Irish journalist and author, met Shane at 16 and the pair were married from 2018 up until his tragic passing last year.

Victoria Mary Clarke has revealed Shane MacGowan’s last words to her as she prepares to mark his first anniversary next week: “I love you.” The Pogues legend died last November at the age of 65, prompting an outpouring of national grief.

Victoria said she misses the singer "desperately, more than I even thought possible" and admitted she’s struggling to get out of bed as she’s “not feeling like there’s anything to live for”.

Grief is something that will hit everyone at some point in their life and for Victoria Mary Clarke, it is art that helps her get through. Last year she lost her soul mate, the singer Shane MacGowan, a man she met when she was just 16 and had cared for until his final days.

The Pogues singer died following a number of health complications, less than a month before what would have been his 66th birthday on Christmas Day

Shane MacGowan's wife Victoria May Clarke has paid a sweet tribute to the late singer ahead of their wedding anniversary.

As the first anniversary of Shane MacGowan's death approaches, his wife Victoria Mary Clarke is helping to keep his memory alive with a star-studded album of the late singer's songs

She told the Irish Mirror that she still speaks to The Pogues legend and can sense his presence, almost one year after his death

Irish musician Shane MacGowan, who formed the influential punk band The Pogues, best known for '80s hit "Fairytale of New York," has died. He was 65. MacGowan died in the early hours of Thursday with his family by his side,