
Simon Thomas: The moment I told our son his mum had died
Sky Sports anchor Simon Thomas said telling his 8-year-old son that his mum had died was ‘horrendous’.
Simon’s wife Gemma passed away last November, just three days after being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia.
Speaking to ѿý 5 live’s Anna Foster, Simon spoke about his grief and about supporting their eight-year-old son, Ethan.
Simon said: “You can’t dress it up, I said ‘mummy’s died’. And he collapsed onto the floor in tears. And we rolled around the floor together, and it was horrendous. I kept saying, we’re going to be ok.”
This clip is from The Emma Barnett Show on Tuesday 27 February 2018.
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