Nineties supermodel Georgina Cooper died of cirrhosis of the liver and internal bleeding after her organs failed, it has emerged.
Georgina – who used her married name Smith – died after falling ill on October 21 on the Greek island of Kos, a place she had been visiting for 20 years, and she was just 46 years old.
She had been on holiday with her partner Nigel and was initially rushed to a local hospital before being flown to a better-equipped medical facility in Heraklion, Crete, where she died after spending five days in intensive care.
A local coroner said an autopsy was not necessary as “his medical history was known” and his body was flown back to England a few days after his death.
A hospital spokesperson told MailOnline: “Doctors did what they could but due to his condition not much could be done.”
‘He died of cirrhosis of the liver and internal bleeding after his organs failed. The coroner ruled that an autopsy was not necessary because his medical history was known.
“His body was transferred from Venizelou Hospital in Heraklion, on the other side of the city, to another facility before being flown back to Britain.”
Georgina, photographed in 2003, was one of the most famous faces of the 1990s.
Georgina Cooper on her wedding day earlier this year. The former model died abroad with her husband, at only 46 years old
Jade Parfitt revealed that her friend had died on Instagram
Georgina, who used her married name Smith, died after falling ill on October 21 on the Greek island of Kos (aerial photo of the island’s town center)
Georgina’s family and friends plan to give her an emotional farewell at a funeral next week.
They will gather to pay their respects at Vinters Park Crematorium, near their home in Maidstone, Kent, next Wednesday.
Nigel and the other members of his family are still struggling to come to terms with the tragedy.
Sources said they want the service to be a fitting display of love for the Cool Britannia icon, whose friends included catwalk star Kate Moss.
One said: ‘Everything is raw, but she was very loved. She had no pretensions, no heirs, and no graces.
Supermodels Jade Parfitt, Helena Christensen, Erin O’Connor and Jodie Kidd paid tribute to the “ray of light” whose “achievements were enormous”.
Jade told MailOnline: “Her friends and family are absolutely devastated, Georgina was a ray of light, a very popular model who was so funny, always laughing and mischievous in the best way.”
‘We all wanted to hang out with George backstage. “His achievements in the industry were enormous.”
Her former agent Dean Goodman added: ‘She was the original gap-toothed girl! I will miss you so much, may you rest in peace, Georgie girl.
“I will never forget you and I will always love you, see you on the other side.”
2000: model Georgina Cooper on the catwalk
Georgina Cooper, center, walks with Julien MacDonald in 2000
His former agent Dean Goodman shared a tribute at the time of his death, saying he and many others are heartbroken.
1997: Georgina in the Bluemarine Falls show
2000: Georgina Cooper on the Versace catwalk
Georgina and her husband Nigel on their wedding day in June
Jade said she was a ‘ray of sunshine’
Georgina Cooper, photographed in London’s Destiny at the height of her career in the 1990s and more recently, has died aged 46.
He continued: ‘She had plans for the future. She had just gotten married and was looking forward to her life. Everyone is devastated. “She was a true superstar.”
Georgina rose to stardom after being discovered by a modeling agency when she was 13 and later appeared in a Bon Jovi music video two years later.
The London-born cover girl was dubbed London’s “original toothy girl”, appearing on the cover of magazines such as US Vogue and The Face.
But she left the catwalk to care for her son Sonny and latterly worked in hospitality, including several pubs near her home.
Her most recent job was at the Fox & Goose, the country pub where her dream wedding took place in May this year.
She fell ill while the couple was staying in the apartments at the Marianna Hotel in Kos and was taken to the island’s main hospital.
Goodman said: ‘Georgina had not been feeling well during Covid and had developed some health problems and had been in and out of hospital. ‘
A source in Kos said: “He fell ill the day before his flight home.”
“Georgina loved Greece and always came here, but she had health problems and was sick once when she was here.”
According to the NHS website, liver cirrhosis is caused by long-term liver damage and scar tissue prevents the liver from working properly.