'OCEAN OF TEARS'
Chris Eubank breaks down in tears as he relives death of his son Sebastian at 29 on TV show Scared Of The Dark
CHRIS Eubank breaks down in tears as he relives the death of his son Sebastian.
The former boxer, 56, wept in Sunday's episode of Channel 4's Scared Of The Dark after losing his 29-year-old son.
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Sat in the dark alongside celebs such as Love Islander Chloe Burrows and actor Chris McCausland, Eubank said despite the loss being nearly two years ago, it will always feel fresh.
One of his five sons Sebastian died of a heart attack in 2021 while swimming in the sea off the coast of Dubai.
In the new series, which started last night, Eubank said: "It’s always going to be recent.”
“[Sebastian] was everything. He was me. Poet, philosopher, lover, protector, a man of love. He was me.
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“Things he did, he was magnificent. My son was, is, an inspiration and will always be an inspiration.
“Your son.... they never leave you, ever. They are always with you. Always.
“My son Sebastian is much more than I could ever explain to you.
“The tragedy of losing a son who’s 29, imagine crying that hard, and then months later being grateful that you cried that hard for your son.
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"It wasn’t one tear, it was an ocean.”
The boxing legend previously told how he would never get over the loss of his "awesome" son.
Sebastian's widow Salma Abdelati, who has a one-year old boy Raheem with him, has started up foundation in his honour.
Actor Danny Dyer's reality show captures the famous faces as they enter a completely pitch-black reality space for eight days.
Scared of the Dark airs across five nights from Sunday 16 to Thursday April 20 at 9pm on Channel 4.
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