Cathriona White, the former Irish girlfriend of actor and comedian Jim Carrey, weighed a mere six-and-a-half stone stone (92lb) when her body was found.

The family of Cathriona White, whose body was found last month in her California home, shortly after splitting from her boyfriend — Hollywood movie star Jim Carrey — praised her as “a small town girl with big dreams” who was “not afraid to follow them”.

The actor Jim Carrey joined Cathriona White’s family and friends in the village of Cappawhite, Co Tipperary, where she is being buried beside her late father Pat.

Cathriona White's funeral takes place in Co Tipperary this morning.

Update at 9.15pm

Hollywood star Jim Carrey is believed to have touched down at Dublin Airport this morning, ahead of his ex girlfriend Cathriona White's removal in Tipperary tonight.

Hundreds of people are expected to gather in the Tipperary village of Cappawhite this evening to pay their respects to Cathriona White.

Jim Carrey's ex-girlfriend Cathriona White is to be buried in her native south Tipperary on Saturday.

The 30-year-old make-up artist was found dead of an apparent suicide at her rented home in Sherman Oaks, California, on September 28 and the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s office has confirmed that her body will be released to her husband.

Tributes are being paid to Tipperary woman Cathriona White, who was found dead at her home in Los Angeles on Monday.

Hollywood actor Jim Carrey has paid tribute to his ex-girlfriend Cathriona White, saying learning of her death was like being “hit with a lightning bolt.”

Heartfelt tributes have been pouring in for Cathriona White, a talented Irish make-up artist who was found dead at her home in the US.

According to TMZ, the couple had officially broken up on September 24, the same day Cathriona signed off Twitter.