Shane MacGowan’s widow Victoria Mary Clark pays tribute to her ‘soulmate’ seven months after The Pogues singer’s death – and says she will never have the same ‘connection’ with anyone else [Video]

Shane MacGowan’s widow has paid tribute to her ‘soulmate’ six months after his funeral – and says she doubts she’ll ever find their ‘connection’ with anyone else.

Victoria Mary Clarke, 58, from Dublin, first met her late husband when she was 16 years old at the The Royal Oak pub in North London in December 1982.

The couple – who had a eight year age difference – began dating in 1986 and married in 2018.

Appearing on an upcoming episode of the What a Woman podcast, the Irish journalist has spoken about their early relationship and her grief since Shane’s death at the age of 65 in November 2023. 

Discussing the beginning of their 40-year love story, Victoria recalled in a teaser clip on Instagram: ‘Everything about him was so magnetic and so charismatic.

‘My life changed completely. It was like …