Sharna Burgess has revealed her father Raymond has died at the age of 73.
The Dancing with the Stars mainstay shared the news in a heartbreaking Instagram post on Tuesday, which included several throwback images with her dad.
The Wagga Wagga-born professional dancer said Raymond passed away on January 28.
Heartbreak: Sharna Burgess (pictured) has revealed her father Raymond has died at the age of 73
Burgess, 36, did not specify a cause of death in her caption, which read, ‘I’ll never be able to find the right words to do this justice so I’ll use the words of someone else.’
‘”There are far better things ahead than those we leave behind” C.S Lewis,’ she added.
‘I hope with all my heart this is true for you. Journey well Dad, may you go with Spirit, courage and love onto your next. Thank you, I love you, I miss you.’
‘Raymond Eric Burgess 5/15/1949 – 1/28/2022’.
RIP: The Dancing with the Stars mainstay shared the news in a heartbreaking Instagram post on Tuesday, which included several throwback images with her dad
Tribute: Burgess, 36, did not specify a cause of death in her caption, which read, ‘I’ll never be able to find the right words to do this justice so I’ll use the words of someone else’
Sharna is based in Los Angeles and is in a relationship with Beverly Hills, 90210 star Brian Austin Green, with whom she celebrated her one-year anniversary last October.
And the pair spoke about their romance on The Morning Show in November.
Brian said his partner had done a good job handling the ‘responsibility’ that comes with dating a man with children.
‘It’s amazing, it’s a huge world that she’s stepping into. I have four kids, I have three young kids, she has really stepped in and just been so responsible in handling it all,’ he said.
‘She’s so great with the kids and they love her so much and everybody that meets her loves her. She’s a really special person and I’m incredibly lucky.’
Sadness: Burgess later took to her Instagram Stories to thank her followers for their ‘love and kindness’ while she mourns
Love: Sharna is based in Los Angeles and is in a relationship with Beverly Hills, 90210 star Brian Austin Green, with whom she celebrated her one-year anniversary last October
Sharna said that Brian ‘amplifies the heck out of [my] happiness’.
‘I spent the last six years mostly single… and then it came out of nowhere and within 12 months I’d met, bonded and fallen in love with this man,’ she said.
‘We have this life together now and it brings me so much joy… it brings me everything I ever wanted.’
Sharna, who hails from Wagga Wagga and now lives in the U.S., went Instagram official with Brian in February.
They are now partners on the American version of Dancing with the Stars.
Team: They are now partners on the American version of Dancing with the Stars (pictured)
