Ian Watkins’ ex-girlfriend has said she’s ‘surprised he wasn’t killed sooner’.

The disgraced Lostprophets singer, 48, has died after being stabbed to death in his prison cell.

He was serving a 35-year sentence after being convicted of 13 child sexual offences in 2013, with charges including conspiring to rape an 11-month-old baby and three counts of sexual assault involving children.

His ex-girlfriend, Joanne Mjadzelics, who helped expose the paedophile, has now spoken of her ‘relief’ over his death.

Mjadzelics told the Daily Mail: ‘This is a big shock, but I’m surprised it didn’t happen sooner. I was always waiting for this phone call.

‘He was walking around with a target on his back from the first day he entered the prison. ‘I have always been scared of him getting out and tracking

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