I went to see my mum in the hospice and she said: Why are you not at work?

Ashley tells of 'a million goodbye conversations' with brave comedian who kept joking until the very end

- JOHN DINGWALL

JANEY Godley's heartbroken daughter said a "million goodbyes" to her beloved mum before her death.

In an exclusive interview with The Record during the comedian's final hours, Ashley, 38, revealed: "I'm happy that she can go in peace knowing that I'm fine and that I'm going to be OK.

"That was important to her. She wanted to leave us in good shape, but I think she wanted to leave us in good shape, but I think she wanted to leave her spirit in good shape as well." The stand-up comedian died at Glasgow's Prince and Princess of Wales hospice at the weekend.

She continued to work until recently, performing in towns and cities across the country.

Ashley said: "That last couple of years doing tours and leaving it all on the table was about her saying goodbye to the people who supported her."

Ashley, who has been nominated at this year's BAFTA Scotland awards including the Favourite Scot category for her own comedy series, Dinosaur, said: "My mum lived as if she was running out of time even before she knew she was running out of time.

"People identify with her. The world will be a little quieter because she lived so loudly.

"One big takeaway I've had through the grieving process of her passing away and her coming to the end of her life was that a lot of people told looking at each other and I ended up talking about the dog's back teeth being cracked for 20 minutes. I was like, 'We've said everything that could ever possibly be said".

"There's no secrets. There's nothing that went unsaid. We spent our whole lives together. Every tour I was there, every show she did, I was taking notes and everything she's ever done I was on the sidelines.