Tributes
were this afternoon left at the department store from which Trinny
Woodall's former husband Johnny Elichaoff fell to his death on
Wednesday.
Among
floral arrangements and photographs of the musician was a small white
card believed to have been left by his estranged wife, reading: 'Miss
you always, T'.
It was accompanied by a picture of the 55-year-old with the former couple's 11-year-old daughter, Lyla.
Trinny Woodall is thought to have left
a tribute to her former husband at the department store from which he
fell to his death on Wednesday, writing: 'Miss you always, T'
Another photograph of Mr Elichaoff and his son from a previous marriage was also left among tributes.
Mr Elichaoff was pronounced dead at Whiteleys department store in Bayswater, west London, on Wednesday at 9.30am.
Scotland Yard confirmed the 55-year-old's death was not being treated as suspicious.
Ms Woodall, who is dating Nigella Lawson's former husband Charles Saatchi, was said to be devastated by his death.
The former couple battled drugs and alcohol addiction throughout their marriage and remained friends after their split in 2009.
Mr
Elichaoff regularly featured on the Channel 4 programme Four Rooms. In
the series, members of the public pitch weird and wonderful objects to
professional dealers. Mr Elichaoff was one of the dealers on the
programme.
Westminster Coroner's Court in London confirmed they may open an inquest next week.
Sudden death: Trinny Woodall's
ex-husband Johnny Elichaoff has died aged just 55 after he fell from the
roof of a London shopping centre
A
Met Police spokesman said: 'Officers and London Ambulance Service
attended the scene. The man, believed aged 55, died from his injuries at
the scene.
'Next of kin have been informed. At this stage the death is not being treated as suspicious'.
Alex
Fakhre, 25, who witnessed the fall, told the Evening Standard: 'I was
coming back from my girlfriend’s and the road was all blocked off. The
police said a guy had fallen from the car park (roof). He looked in a
pretty bad way.'
A source told The Sun Miss Woodall, 50, was 'grief-stricken' by the loss of her former partner.
Her ex-husband's family are also too upset to speak.
The
pair married in Knightsbridge in 1999 at St Columba's church where Miss
Woodall was christened, her parents had married and her grandfather was
buried.
Trinny's
wedding dress was made by designer Elspeth Gibson, but she created the
designs for her bridesmaids' dresses, while their shoes were made by
Christian Louboutin and differed according to the shape of the
bridesmaids' ankles.
Back
in 1982, it was Johnny who first found fame, as a madcap rock drummer
who toured the world supporting U2 and Siouxsie Sioux.
Nicknamed
Johnny Too Bad, he played in a Seventies band called Stark Naked And
The Car Thieves before defecting to the equally bizarrely named Baby And
The Black Spots and then playing in guitarist Robert Fripp's League Of
Gentlemen.
His
musical career was interrupted by a two-year spell in the Army in 1984,
and he went on to help manage rock bands Tears For Fears and Fairground
Attraction.
But the musician changed his career to become a financial adviser.
However,
he developed an addiction to prescription painkillers in 2006 when he
had 20 operations after breaking his leg in a motorbike accident.
He was then treated in a Californian rehab clinic in October that year.
Investigation: Police said they were
called to Whiteleys Shopping Centre, in Bayswater, London, but said the
death was not suspicious
Following their split in 2009, the couple remained on good terms. They would regular dine out together with their daughter Lyla.
Friends
said the marriage had broken down partly because of Miss Woodall's busy
work schedule but his dependence on painkillers proved a strain.
Mr
Elichaoff suffered from an addiction to prescription painkillers. Miss
Woodall also had her own battle with substance and alcohol abuse. The
couple have both spoken openly about their issues.
A friend said Trinny felt 'let down' that he did not make the same inroads she did.
He
said of his wife before their divorce: 'Trinny comes across as cold and
aloof, but in fact she is the kindest woman I have ever met. She has a
heart of gold. The steeliness people see in her is really a cover for
her chronic shyness, believe me.'
Last
year, during talk hosted by The Spectator magazine, Miss Woodall talked
publicly about her battle with cocaine and alcohol.
She
said: 'I'm Trinny, I'm an alcoholic and I'm an addict. When asked
whether addiction is a disease, I didn't have to think twice. Knowing
that I have a disease is how I manage to have a healthy life today.'
Fame: Mr Elichaoff (right) made regular appearances on Channel 4 programme Four Rooms
Trinny's
work parter Susannah - married to Danish entrepreneur Sten Bertelsen
and the mother of their three children – fell into motherhood
effortlessly.
But Trinny was diagnosed with blocked fallopian tubes and endured nine rounds of IVF and two miscarriages before she conceived.
Tribute: Trinny's ex-husband said of her: 'She is the kindest woman I have ever met. She has a heart of gold'
This was said to have put pressure on her marriage to Elichaoff.
She said at the time: 'It is stressful having IVF. I'm a hormonal cow for a month, but luckily my husband is very patient.'
When she finally became pregnant she spoke glowingly of Johnny. 'I still feel a sexy woman, which is important,' she said.
'Some
husbands are very funny about their wives when they're pregnant and go
off them sexually, but my husband never puts me down. I'll say, 'I hate
my thick legs,' and he'll say, 'Trinny, you can cover them – and your
t*** look fab.' He always makes me feel great.'
Of all the storms they weathered, it was said Trinny’s struggle to become pregnant was the toughest.
Miss
Woodall began a relationship with Charles Saatchi, 71, in the summer of
2012, eight weeks after he split from his former wife, Nigella.
The
couple's 10-year marriage ended after Mr Saatchi was photographed
clutching the celebrity chef's neck outside Mayfair restaurant, Scott's –
one of the art dealer's favourite haunts.
This
summer, less than 12 months after the incident, Miss Woodall was
pictured with Mr Saatchi sobbing at a table outside the same restaurant.
Confirming Mr Elichaoff's death last night, a Channel 4 spokesman said: 'Our thoughts are with his friends and family'.
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