Overview

• Assistant coroner John Pollard ruled at Bolton Coroner’s Court that Bellew knowingly ingested a fatal dose of painkillers and recorded a suicide conclusion.
• A post-mortem examination identified toxicity of a painkiller as the direct cause of her death.
• She was admitted to Royal Bolton Hospital on March 17 after the overdose, then transferred to St James’s University Hospital in Leeds, where she died on March 22.
• Witnesses told the hearing that Bellew had battled mental health issues for years and had been an inpatient during the November 2020 Covid-19 lockdown.
• Family, friends and fellow performers paid tribute to her impact as a Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist, a dedicated tap dance teacher and a beloved creative spirit.