Brittany Murphy mum: 'It's hard to cope'

Brittany Murphy's mother Sharon has admitted that she finds life a struggle since her daughter passed away in December 2009.

The Clueless star died suddenly after suffering a cardiac arrest at her Hollywood Hills home and her widower, filmmaker Simon Monjack, passed five months later. The official cause of both their deaths was found to be pneumonia and anaemia.

Sharon told In Touch Weekly: "Every day is difficult. It's still a challenge to get out of bed and put one foot in front of the other.

"It's (the two deaths) beyond strange. Sometimes, just in order to function, I pretend it didn't happen.

"I'm always remembering times with her. She would always say that we grew up together, and that's true. We were so close and such great friends... I feel their presence here. It's comforting."