Lauren Bennett’s Death Ruled a Suicide, Officials Say

WHO:

NY Post - Lauren Bennett was a singer and former member of G.R.L.

TMZ - Lauren Bennett was 36 when she died.

TMZ - Bennett’s husband, Kenny Wormald, and her father discovered her body.

BBC - Kenny Wormald and Bennett’s father went looking for her.

WHAT:

Us Magazine - An assistant coroner told Medway Coroners’ Court that Bennett died by suicide.

NY Post - Bennett’s death was described as her “tragic cause of death” being revealed.

TMZ - An inquest found that Bennett died by suicide.

BBC - Bennett struggled with mental health before her death.

BBC - Wormald and multiple other family members tried to contact Bennett by calls and texts.

WHERE:

NY Post - Bennett died in her hometown of Meopham, Kent, England.

WHEN:

Us Magazine - The inquest hearing took place on Friday, October 30.

WHY:

BBC - The article reported that Bennett struggled with mental health before her death; it did not provide further details about the reason for her suicide.

HOW:

Us Magazine - Bennett had told her partner, Kenny Wormald, that she …

BBC - Wormald and Bennett’s father went looking for her after she had not returned for a few hours and did not answer calls or texts from him and multiple other family members.

TMZ - Bennett’s body was discovered by Wormald and her father.

(UPDATED October 31, 2026 03:04 UTC)

Singer Lauren Bennett, a former member of G.R.L., died by suicide at age 36. Her husband, Kenny Wormald, and her father found her in Meopham, her hometown in England. An inquest heard Bennett had struggled with mental health before her death.

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(UPDATED October 30, 2026 22:04 UTC)

Singer and former G.R.L. member Lauren Bennett died by suicide, an inquest found. She was 36 and had struggled with mental health before her death. Her husband, Kenny Wormald, and her father went looking after she stopped answering calls and texts, then discovered her body.