Harry Styles is mourning the loss of his stepfather, Robin Twist, who has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 57.
“Harry’s step-father, Robin Twist, sadly passed away this week after a long battle with cancer. The family asks for privacy at this time,” read a statement released to press by the singer’s rep.
Styles was extremely close with Twist, and even walked his mother, Anne, down the aisle when she married Twist in 2013. Styles served as the best man. The ceremony took place in the town of Congleton in county Cheshire.
Twist helped to raise Styles since the age of 7, after Anne’s split with Harry’s biological father Des Styles. Twist is survived by two children from a previous marriage, Mike and Amy.
Ever since knowledge of Twist’s death hit social media, #RIPRobin has been the number one trending topic worldwide on Twitter, with tributes and condolences pouring in from fans.
Styles is currently gearing up for his 2018 tour, which will kick off in Switzerland in March of next year.