US star Billy Porter ‘heartbroken’ after death of mother aged 79

US star Billy Porter ‘heartbroken’ after death of mother aged 79 (Ian West/PA)

US singer and actor Billy Porter has announced the death of his mother aged 79, following a “long and hard” fight.

The Broadway star previously explained his mother, Cloerinda Jean Johnson Porter-Ford, had been born with a degenerative disability that had progressed and worsened over time.