Paddy Bowden (born 1961 – died 18 May 2020) was a British housewife and celebrity businesswoman from Chiswick, West London. She is recognized as the second wife of Bruce Dickinson (Famous English singer, songwriter and musician).

He is also actively working as an entrepreneur, author and broadcaster. Additionally, Bruce is best known for his work as the lead singer of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Dickinson left Iron Maiden in 1993 and was succeeded by another singer, Blaze Bayley.

Subsequently, he pursued his solo career after beginning an experiment with a wide variety of heavy metal and rock styles. The singer rejoined the band in 1999, along with guitarist Adrian Smith, with whom he has released five subsequent studio albums.

Some of his best projects are No Prayer for the Dying, Fear of the Dark, The Number of the Beast, Piece of Mind, Balls to Picasso, The Book of Souls, and many more.

He came into the spotlight in May 2020 after the tragic death of Paddy Bowden on May 18, 2020. At the age of 59, he lost his life from natural causes. According to the source, she was found dead months after separating from her spouse.

The couple lived together at their home in Chiswick, West London, England, UK. His passing news was confirmed in a statement from Dickinson where she showed his pain by saying that it was a terrible tragedy. According to him, Bowden’s death appeared to be a tragic accident.

Personal life, spouse and children

According to the source, the singer first married his ex-wife “Erica ‘Jane’ Barnett” in 1984 in a private ceremony after dating for a while. But their love life did not last long and the former couple separated in the year 1987. They did not have any children together.

Later, she married her spouse Paddy Bowden after dating her for 2 years in 1990. Their wedding ceremony was a lavish event held in the presence of friends and family.

Bowden was married to her husband for almost 29 years. Through their marriage, she and Bruce produced three children i.e. two sons named Austin Dickinson (born September 23, 1990), Griffin Dickinson (born 1992) and a daughter Kia Dickinson (born 1994).

The three were born in Chiswick, London, where Dickinson has lived since 1981. In 2018, Paddy and the singer decided to separate privately. The news of their breakup was known last November 2019.

His divorce from his ex-partner took place four years after beating stage three throat cancer. After the separation, her husband moved in with her girlfriend, fitness instructor Leana Dolci, in Paris.

On May 18, 2020, just before 10am, Paddy Bowden, the estranged wife of Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson, was found dead at the couple’s marital home in Chiswick, west London. She passed away before she got the ambulance.

The London Ambulance Service spokesman confirmed they were called at 9:42am on reports of a sick person in Chiswick. Two ambulances were dispatched to the scene: the first ambulance arrived at a location within two minutes, but the patient had already died.

Some lesser known facts about Paddy Bowden

• Bruce Dickinson’s wife was born in 1961 and was raised by her parents along with her siblings in a beautiful city of London.
• Therefore, Paddy Bowden is 59 years old as of 2020. His real full name at birth was Patrice “Paddy” Bowden.
• After completing her graduation, she moved to West London to pursue her modeling career.
• Subsequently, she began dating the famous singer Bruce Dickinson for two years, the beautiful couple decided to get married, they got married in 1990.
• The news of Paddy’s death was confirmed by his estranged spouse with a statement.
• Apart from a career in music, Paddy Bowden’s husband Bruce was also known for his various pursuits, one of the notable careers being as a commercial pilot at Astraeus Airlines.
• The couple’s shocking divorce costs an estimated £90 million.
• After the divorce, her husband Bruce began living with his girlfriend, fitness instructor Leanna Dolci, in Paris. Leana is 15 years younger than Bruce.
• According to sources, Leana was a huge fan of Iron Maiden and followed them for almost 10 years.
• Bruce also paid tribute to paddy at one of his shows.
• Paddy’s husband had stage 3 throat cancer and two tumors on his tongue.
• During her husband’s cancer treatment, their three children were very supportive. After six months of intense chemotherapy and radiation therapy, her cancer was cured.
• In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, he said that surviving cancer had given him a new life.
• Until the couple split in 2015, Paddy’s son Austin Dickinson was the lead singer of the metalcore band Rise to stay.
• Subsequently, Austin formed a new alternative Metal group, As Lions.
• Paddy’s mother-in-law’s parents always wanted her husband to pursue a career in the military.

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