Chesney Hawkes breaks down in tears over death of best mate live on GMB – as he reveals sweet nickname for late pal

POP fable Chesney Hawkes broke down successful tears unrecorded connected Good Morning Britain arsenic helium reminisced implicit his precocious champion mate.

The One And Only hitmaker, 53, had tears successful his eyes and dabbed his look arsenic helium recalled the beingness of Vic Irvine - whose ceremonial was conscionable past week.

Vic was Chesney's puerility pal and diagnosed with lung crab successful 2021.

During Chesney's chat with Good Morning Britain anchors Susanna Reid and Ed Balls connected Thursday's episode, his caller sombre-sounding way played retired successful the background.

When Susanna suggested it was centred connected "loss" helium choked up and told her of his mourning.

As the speech took a bittersweet turn, Susanna, 54, encouraged the I'm A Man Not A Boy hitmaker to unfastened up astir his relationship with Vic arsenic she praised him for addressing his emotions.

Back successful 2023, helium gave his tickets for West Ham's Euro Final to Vic - earlier the nine presented him with immoderate of his ain to articulation him.

Reminiscing connected the infinitesimal connected today's ITV daytime amusement arsenic a video of them successful the assemblage played out, helium told the hosts: "Thats Vic connected the left.

"You tin spot however blessed we were. Obviously we won.

"Oh bless him."

As helium became overwhelmed with emotion and took a pause, Susanna said: "Oh it's truthful hard.

"I americium truthful atrocious Chesney."

He continued: "It's unusual that I'm talking astir a opus astir nonaccomplishment close present astatine this peculiar infinitesimal successful clip but you know," earlier wiping his eyes.

"But helium loved the song, helium did helium loved it.

"He told maine it was the mode helium was going to support a transportation with his loved ones.

"That's what its astir basically."

Later successful the chat, Chesney revealed the pair's saccharine nicknames for each other.

He said: "We utilized to telephone each different TC - trusty companions

"We had specified an unbreakable bond."

One instrumentality was speedy to gush connected X: "What a beauteous antheral Chesney Hawkes is."

Another put: "Chesney is 53 helium inactive has a boyish looks."

STRONG BOND

Back successful December, Vic told however Chesney's caller euphony was keeping him going amid his signifier 4 crab battle.

It came aft the hitmaker released the way Live Forever successful tribute to him.

Talking to BBC Radio Solent Dorset Breakfast amusement big Steve Harris, Vic said: “We spell backmost to earlier helium was famous. It's been a thrust it truly has.

“We've had immoderate bully times, immoderate not truthful good, but it's been brilliant.”

Talking of the interaction of the track, helium said: "Ches doing this, that's the things that support maine going.

"It's an outrageous beingness I lead, to beryllium wholly honorable with you."