Johannah Deakin was a midwife and a TV assistant before becoming famous as the mother of English musician Louis Tomlinson. She rose to notoriety after her son, Louis, joined the iconic English boy band One Direction. She died in 2016 at the age of 43, shattering the English musician and the majority of his followers.

What is the Net Worth of Johannah Deakin?

Johannah Deakin worked for TV and as a midwife, but no one knows how much money she made or how much money was in the bank before she died. As for her son, he has a worth of $70 million. His main source of income is his job as a musician.

Johannah Deakin’s Childhood and Career

Johannah Deakin was born Johannah Poulston on March 25, 1973, in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, and grew up there. She went to Doncaster’s local school. There hasn’t been much information released to the media concerning her early life or school background.

CAPTION: Johannah Deakin with her son, Louis Tomlinson.(SOURCE: E-online)

Deakin began working as a TV assistant after finishing her school. According to a fandom page, she also worked as a midwife, but she remained off the media radar until her son Louis Tomlinson rose to fame as a music artist. Her son is most known as a former member of the band One Direction, which includes musicians and singers such as Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, and Harry Styles.

Personal Life of Johannah Deakin

Before her death, Johannah Deakin was married to Doctor Dan Deakin. The couple got engaged in 2013 and married in July 2014. On February 10, 2014, the couple was gifted with twins Ernest and Doris Deakin.

CAPTION: Johannah Deakin and Daniel Deakin at their wedding,(SOURCE: Daily Mail)

She was previously married to Mark Tomlinson, with whom she had four children: Charlotte, Felicity, and twins Phoebe and Daisy. However, the pair divorced in 2011. One Direction released their first single, What Makes You Beautiful, the same year. Moreover, before marrying her husband Mark Tomlinson, she was in a relationship with Troy Austin. The couple was together for around a decade, during which time they had the famous singer Louis Tomlinson. Louis was only 5 years old when the duo split up in 1997. Johannah reared Louis after their divorce, and he formally adopted his stepfather’s surname.

The end of life

Johannah Deakin died of leukemia on December 7, 2016, at the age of 43. She breathed her final breath at Sheffield’s Royal Hallamshire Hospital. In an emotional statement following her passing, her husband Deakin revealed she requested him to share her final message with her son’s fans.

Deakin took to Twitter, using his late wife Johannah’s username, and stated,

‘A formalized paraphrase’ “Hello, my name is Dan. Johannah requested that I send this later. She wanted to thank you everyone and tell you that you have been fantastic from the beginning.”

He continued,

‘You not only changed Louis’ life, but also hers. Your support is as strong as it has ever been. So, one last time from Johannah, thank you for everything.

Within an hour of its publication, the post had acquired over 500k likes. Deakin’s untimely death devastated her family, particularly her baby children from her second marriage.