With last nights tragic news about George Michael, I felt like writing this post just to show some acknowledgement of the loss throughout 2016. Bowie, Alan Rickman, Caroline Aherne, Victoria Wood are just some of the talent we've lost this year. These people shaped our culture, they made us laugh and cry and now they're gone. People who were such a big influence in the creative sector, we'd watch or listen to frequently; they weren't exactly young but they were still taken far too soon.

Bowie, emphasised that we should be ourselves, be quirky, be different. Despite George Michael having some rough patches he was open about his struggle coming to term with the fact he was gay after the end of Wham! in the 1980s- no doubt this helped many young people. Victoria Wood and Alan Rickman, in different types of industry, but both were able to bring out an emotional response from audiences. Terry Wogan, Gene Wilder, Anton Yelchin again just some of the few iconic stars that passed away. People pointed out that these tragedies were happening in groups of three, a spooky yet true fact.

It's unbelievable, the loss that we've seen this year! I suppose, it teaches us to take nothing for granted because people we think have so many years left can be taken in a split second. Hopefully, 2017 won't be as cruel, personally there's no doubt we've all had triumphs and successes this year I know I have. Here's to looking forward for a better 2017!