'It's heart-breaking to know you are gone': Madonna pays an emotional tribute to her protégé and Levi's launderette model Nick Kamen after his death aged 59 from bone marrow cancer
The music icon, 62, took to Instagram shortly after news of his passing to share pictures and a tribute
In her poignant post, she wrote: 'You were always such a kind sweet human and you suffered too much'
Essex-born model, real name Ivor Neville Kamen, had been suffering from bone marrow cancer for years
News of death emerged after tributes from friends including Boy George, who called him 'the sweetest man'