ITV I'm A Celeb's Barry McGuigan bursts into tears over heartbreaking death of daughter

Barry McGuigan was comforted by his I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! campmates arsenic helium recalled the devastating decease of his daughter, Nika, who battled cancer

Boxing fable Barry McGuigan showed his affectional broadside connected I'm A Celebrity connected Monday nighttime arsenic helium opened up astir the nonaccomplishment of his daughter.

The 63-year-old athletics star and his woman Sandra, who helium wed backmost successful 1981, were near devastated successful 2019 erstwhile their daughter, Danika - who was affectionately called Nika - died astatine the property of 33 pursuing a conflict against cancer. Barry shared the bittersweet quality astatine the time, sharing a photograph of himself with his precocious girl online.

In a heartbreaking post, helium typed: "The astir hard happening I've ever had to bash was to accidental goodbye to my astonishing girl Nika earlier this week. She has been a shining airy successful our family's lives for the past 33 years.

"Nika was an highly talented and inspirational young woman who radiated kindness and love. Our hearts are breached and we cognize that beingness volition ne'er beryllium the aforesaid again for us. However, Nika lives connected successful truthful galore parts of our lives which we are grateful for. I'd similar to instrumentality this accidental to convey each the radical who sent flowers, cards, Mass cards, Instagram messages, Facebook, Twitter, texts and email messages of condolences and support."

During Monday night's I'm A Celeb episode, Barry opened up astir his nonaccomplishment successful a candid speech with vigor big Dean McCullough. Viewers watched arsenic Dean asks Barry if helium goes to religion and the athletics prima replied: “I utilized to spell to religion a batch but aft my daughter… you know, not truthful much.” Discussing his loss, the boxer explained: “She had leukaemia, erstwhile I was making the boxing with Daniel Day Lewis, 3 weeks from the extremity I had to permission due to the fact that she’d been diagnosed with leukaemia, they thought she wasn't going to get amended but she fought backmost and she won it. She had 2 years of chemo.”

As Barry became affectional and broke down successful tears, each the campmates ralled astir to console him, with Danny Jones and Tulisa Contostavlos giving him a hug. Barry said: “Thank you, you’re each truthful lovely, I truly admit it.”

Speaking of the 2nd bout of cancer, Barry told Loose Women prima Jane Moore she had “pains successful her tummy but she was making the movie, she enactment it disconnected and went to the doctor, called america each in. Stage 4 bowel cancer, 5 weeks, 5 weeks she died.” His communicative touched Coleen Rooney who shared her ain communicative astir nonaccomplishment with Dean and Oti Mabuse. Recalling her astir the nonaccomplishment of her sister, Rosie McLoughlin , who died successful 2013 aged 14, Coleen recalled: “Even erstwhile Rosie died, I kept it unneurotic for maine mum and dad.” She added: “She was 14 erstwhile she died, she’d beryllium 26 now. It’s hard to suffer a child, I’ve ever said that… truthful we’re fortunate to person what we’ve got.”

Viewers were near affectional by the stories, with galore successful tears themselves. One I'm A Celeb instrumentality wrote connected X: "Na this occurrence has got maine connected an affectional rollercoaster #ImACeleb." Another added: "Oh my God my bosom is breaking for Barry McGuigan." And different typed: "Barry my bosom antheral #ImACeleb #ImACelebrity."

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