Avicii's secret girlfriend shares grief: They were planning to start a family

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Avicii pictured with model Tereza Kačerová's son.

​A Czech model has spoken about her loss, saying she was Avicii's secret girlfriend and they were planning to start a family.

The Grammy-nominated electronic dance musician, born Tim Bergling, was found dead in Oman last week. His family confirmed the 28-year-old had committed suicide.

On social media Tereza Kačerová shared her grief after losing Bergling.

'I've spent the last days waiting to wake up, waiting for someone to tell me this is some sick joke, some awful mistake," she wrote.

"When I saw they had changed your bio on Wikipedia from 'is' to 'was', I sobbed. I'd stare at it for minutes at a time."

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Avicii died at age 28.

Kačerová, who has a son called Luka, also wrote about how Avicii's death was likely to affect her child.

"I used to tell you that Luka will never remember a life without you. Now I hope that he will remember his life with you. I'll be there to remind him. I'll show him," she said.

Although the couple had opted to keep their relationship quiet while they were together, Kačerová had posted a montage of photos from their time together after Bergling's death.

She talked about how much her son loved Bergling.

In the caption of a video showing her son in tears when Bergling​ left one day, she wrote: "It's a video that shows how purely and innocently my son LOVED Tim. And Tim loved him back the same way."

The pair were planning to have a child together, she said.

"Every time I think about something we won't finish, I feel physical pain in my heart," she said.

"I never finished persuading you that our daughter's name must be Serafina. You never finished your tattoo sleeve in which the inner forearm would have had a face coincidentally resembling mine."

Tereza Kačerová

Tereza Kačerová, Avicii and Kačerová's son Luka.

The DJ's family have also issued an emotional statement following his death.

"Tim was not made for the business machine he found himself in; he was a sensitive guy who loved his fans but shunned the spotlight," the statement read.

He had stopped touring in 2016, but he continued to make music.

Avicii was awarded his first Grammy nomination in 2012 show.

He had come to fame with a wave of successful electronic artists, who he often collaborated with, including David Guetta, Calvin Harris and Swedish House Mafia.

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