Mariah Carey reveals her mom and sister both died on the same day in shock statement: ‘My heart is broken’

Mariah Carey has revealed her mother and sister both died on the same day over the weekend.

Mariah, 55, told People: ‘My heart is broken that I’ve lost my mother this past weekend. Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life on the same day.

‘I feel blessed that I was able to spend the last week with my mom before she passed.

‘I appreciate everyone’s love and support and respect for my privacy during this impossible time.’

There was no further information on the causes of Patricia and Alison’s deaths.

Mariah had a famously fraught relationship with her mother and sister over the years – and was estranged from Alison, a recovering drug addict, for three decades before her death.

Patricia was married to Mariah’s father, Afro-Venezuelan Alfred Roy Carey, until she was aged three. Mariah’s father died at age 72 in 2002.

Her parents’ interracial marriage upset her mother’s side of the family and they later divorced.

As well as substance abuse, Alison endured homelessness throughout her life. She was also HIV positive.