Lauren Laverne is a radio DJ best known for her work on BBC Radio 1 and Radio 6. She currently presents Desert Island Discs. Her career started when she formed the band Kenickie with her college friends.
She was born in Sunderland and her birth name is Lauren Gofton but she adopted Laverne as a stage name when Kenickie formed.
Celia Gofton cause of death
From 2006 to 2018, Celia who is also known as Cecilia Gofton represented the Pallion ward as a Labour councilor and was a part of the council’s cabinet. Sadly she passed away, and the cause of death has not been revealed yet.
Celia Gofton wife and children
According to Lauren, her mother met her father when she was 16 and adored him constantly. She said that being young in the 1960s was like the phrase in Mr. Tambourine Man, “to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free,” and she ran the only reggae club night in the Northeast.
Her mom was a teacher and got married to her father, Dr. Leslie Gofton, who taught sociology at Newcastle University. In 1982, she enrolled in St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School, where she made friends with Marie Nixon, who would later join Kenickie as a guitarist.
As per Lauren’s tribute post, Celia had Lauren and her brother at some point, got involved in politics, protested at Greenham Common, and eventually was elected to the municipal council.
Celia Gofton net worth
Celia estimated net worth is unknown but that of her daughter, Lauren Laverne’s net worth is reported to be between £800,000 and £1m, according to BirminghamLive. BBC pay figures revealed that the presented was paid around £395,000 for her Desert Island Discs job in 2020/2021.
Celia Gofton funeral
Her funeral details are yet to be communicated to the public any updates will be communicated to you later.
