United Kingdom, May 1 -- Naomi Judd's tragic death has "forced" her daughters closer together.

The late musician - who was best known for appearing alongside Wynonna as part of 1980s singing duo The Judds - took her own life in April 2022 at the age of 76, and her widower Larry Strickland has revealed how Wynonna and Ashley have "come together" in their grief.

He told PEOPLE magazine: "They were forced together.

"We all had to come together around this trauma, this tragic event. And it, of course, opened our eyes about how short life can be and how fleeting.

"Realising that we lost a wife and mother, it forced us to be together, whether we wanted to or not."

Larry - who insisted he was "always" close to his late wife's daughters in s...