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Whitney 'joyful' before her death

Whitney Houston appeared "joyful, excited and vibrant" the day before she died, her make-up artist has said.

Reginald Dowdley said the pop star chatted happily to him about her plans for the future and showed "no signs of stress" during the three hours he spent with her last Friday.

He said: "There was no indication she wasn't going to be here beyond the weekend so I was extremely shocked to hear of her death."

It was the first time Mr Dowdley worked with Houston, who had booked him to make her up for an event with r'n'b singer Kelly Price in Los Angeles that evening, called For the Love of R'n'B.

He said: "She was warm and inviting and welcoming. She seemed more like family than a pop star. She didn't seem erratic. I didn't get any of that from her at all."

She told him of her plans for a range of candles she was going to bring out and made some business calls while he was with her, he recalled.

On Saturday morning, he received a message asking him to do her make-up again for an event that evening - a pre-Grammy gala party at the Beverly Hilton for her long-time mentor, record producer Clive Davis.

But before Mr Dowdley set off, he heard that her body had been found.

The 48-year-old was found submerged in the bath in her hotel room last Saturday. Fire services and hotel security rushed to the suite but attempts to resuscitate her failed and she was pronounced dead shortly before 4pm local time.

Her funeral service will take place tomorrow at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey, where she performed as a child.

Source: music.uk.msn.com
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