Actress Jessica Marais mourns loss of mother Karen

Actress Jessica Marais is mourning the death of her mother, Karen, who passed away over the weekend.

Jessica’s friend and Packed to the Rafters co-star Hugh Sheridan confirmed the heartbreaking news in an Instagram post on Tuesday.

‘I’m grieving for my dearest and sweetest friend, who has now lost both of her parents far too young,’ he wrote.

Jessica had previously shared a childhood throwback photo to Instagram on Saturday, which showed her at the beach with her late mother and sister, Clara.

While she did not disclose her mother’s death in the caption, several of her friends and followers offered their condolences.

The Marais sisters had previously watched their father collapse and die from a heart attack when Jessica was just nine.

More to come.