{"id":210223,"date":"2025-12-10T14:42:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T14:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/10\/sophie-kinsella-cause-of-death-author-of-shopaholic-books-was-55\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T14:42:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T14:42:07","slug":"sophie-kinsella-cause-of-death-author-of-shopaholic-books-was-55","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/10\/sophie-kinsella-cause-of-death-author-of-shopaholic-books-was-55\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophie Kinsella Cause of Death: Author of &#8216;Shopaholic&#8217; Books Was 55"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We have tragic news to report from the world of publishing today:<\/p>\n<p>Author Sophie Kinsella \u2014 famous for her bestselling series of <em>Shopaholic<\/em> books \u2014 has passed away at the age of 55.<\/p>\n<p>News of Kinsella\u2019s death comes courtesy of an announcement from her family.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1677\" height=\"1182\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-462371514-scaled-e1765376974106.jpg\" alt=\"Sophie Kinsella attends the Costa Book of the Year award at Quaglinos on January 27, 2015 in London, England. \" class=\"wp-image-542530 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-462371514-scaled-e1765376974106.jpg 1677w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-462371514-scaled-e1765376974106-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-462371514-scaled-e1765376974106-1024x722.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-462371514-scaled-e1765376974106-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-462371514-scaled-e1765376974106-960x677.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-462371514-scaled-e1765376974106-1080x761.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-462371514-scaled-e1765376974106-1200x846.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-462371514-scaled-e1765376974106.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sophie Kinsella attends the Costa Book of the Year award at Quaglinos on January 27, 2015 in London, England. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Anthony Harvey\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-family-of-sophie-kinsella-shares-heartbreaking-news-with-fans\">Family of Sophie Kinsella shares heartbreaking news with fans<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cWe are heartbroken to announce the passing this morning of our beloved Sophie (aka Maddy, aka Mummy),\u201d the family <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DSFUBmeDKW7\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote on Instagram <\/a>on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe died peacefully, with her final days filled with her true loves: family and music and warmth and Christmas and joy,\u201d the statement continued, adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t imagine what life will be like without her radiance and love of life. Despite her illness, which she bore with unimaginable courage, Sophie counted herself truly blessed \u2014 to have such wonderful family and friends, and to have had the extraordinary success of her writing career. <\/p>\n<p>She took nothing for granted and was forever grateful for the love she received. She will be missed so much our hearts are breaking.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-88165077-624x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Sophie Kinsella arrives at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards 2009 at Berkeley Square Gardens on June 2, 2009 in London, England.  \" class=\"wp-image-542531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-88165077-624x1024.jpg 624w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-88165077-183x300.jpg 183w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-88165077-768x1260.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-88165077-1249x2048.jpg 1249w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-88165077-585x960.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-88165077-658x1080.jpg 658w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-88165077-732x1200.jpg 732w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-88165077-scaled.jpg 1561w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-88165077-624x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Sophie Kinsella arrives at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards 2009 at Berkeley Square Gardens on June 2, 2009 in London, England.  \" class=\"wp-image-542531 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-88165077-624x1024.jpg 624w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-88165077-183x300.jpg 183w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-88165077-768x1260.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-88165077-1249x2048.jpg 1249w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-88165077-585x960.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-88165077-658x1080.jpg 658w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-88165077-732x1200.jpg 732w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-88165077-scaled.jpg 1561w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-88165077-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sophie Kinsella arrives at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards 2009 at Berkeley Square Gardens on June 2, 2009 in London, England.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Gareth Cattermole\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kinsella-passed-after-public-battle-with-brain-cancer\">Kinsella passed after public battle with brain cancer<\/h2>\n<p>Sadly, today\u2019s news did not come as a surprise to Kinsella\u2019s loved ones and biggest fans.<\/p>\n<p>The author \u2014 whose real name was Madeleine Sophie Wickham \u2014 had been battling brain cancer for the past three years.<\/p>\n<p>It was only in April of this year that she revealed that she\u2019d been diagnosed with \u201cglioblastoma, a form of aggressive brain cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"661\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-84664320-661x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Writer Sophie Kinsella attends the premiere of &quot;Confessions of a Shopaholic&quot; at the Ziegfeld Theatre on February 5, 2009 in New York City. \" class=\"wp-image-542532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-84664320-661x1024.jpg 661w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-84664320-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-84664320-768x1190.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-84664320-1322x2048.jpg 1322w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-84664320-620x960.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-84664320-697x1080.jpg 697w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-84664320-774x1200.jpg 774w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-84664320-scaled.jpg 1652w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"661\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-84664320-661x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Writer Sophie Kinsella attends the premiere of &quot;Confessions of a Shopaholic&quot; at the Ziegfeld Theatre on February 5, 2009 in New York City. \" class=\"wp-image-542532 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-84664320-661x1024.jpg 661w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-84664320-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-84664320-768x1190.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-84664320-1322x2048.jpg 1322w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-84664320-620x960.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-84664320-697x1080.jpg 697w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-84664320-774x1200.jpg 774w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-84664320-scaled.jpg 1652w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-84664320-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Writer Sophie Kinsella attends the premiere of \u201cConfessions of a Shopaholic\u201d at the Ziegfeld Theatre on February 5, 2009 in New York City. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Stephen Lovekin\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She wrote at the time that she had had \u201csuccessful surgery and subsequent radiotherapy and chemotherapy, which is still ongoing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though best known for her lighthearted <em>Shopaholic<\/em> books \u2014 the most recent of which, <em>Christmas Shopaholic<\/em>, was published in 2019 \u2014 Kinsella\u2019s most recent project, a novella titled <em>How Does It Feel?<\/em> detailed her battle with cancer.<\/p>\n<p>The 2009 film <em>Confessions of a Shopaholic<\/em>, starring Isla Fisher, was based on two of Kinsella\u2019s novels.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/12\/10\/style\/sophie-kinsella-shopaholic-author-dies-scli-intl?Date=20251210&amp;Profile=cnnbrk&amp;utm_content=1765376148&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CNN<\/a>, 50 million copies of Kinsella\u2019s books have been sold, and they have been translated into over 40 languages, in more than 60 countries.<\/p>\n<p>Kinsella is survived by her husband and five children.<\/p>\n<p>Our thoughts go out to her loved ones during this incredibly difficult time.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/12\/sophie-kinsella-cause-of-death-author-of-shopaholic-books-was-55\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes We have tragic news to report from the world of publishing today: Author Sophie Kinsella \u2014 famous for her bestselling series of Shopaholic books \u2014 has passed away at the age of 55. News of Kinsella\u2019s death comes courtesy of an announcement from her family. Sophie Kinsella attends the Costa Book [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":210224,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-210223","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=210223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210223\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/210224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=210223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=210223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=210223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}