Barry McGuigan’s son breaks silence with emotional message after boxer opens up about daughter’s death on I’m A Celeb
The boxing legend's fellow campmates rallied around him
BARRY McGuigan’s son has broken his silence following the boxer’s emotional remembrance of his daughter on I’m A Celebrity.
Actress Danika McGuigan died of bowel cancer in July 2019, aged just 33.
Boxing promoter Barry broke down in tears as he reflected on Danika’s tragic passing.
Taking to Instagram, his son Shane wrote: “Thank you to all the other campmates for supporting dad.
“We appreciate it immensely.”
Scenes in Monday’s I’m A Celeb episode saw Barry share Danika’s final words before she died.
Addressing his fellow campmates, the boxer recounted his daughter said: “Mum, I can’t hold on.”
Continuing, Barry added: “She had leukaemia.
“When I was making The Boxer with Daniel Day Lewis, three weeks from the end I had to leave because she’d been diagnosed with leukaemia.
“They thought she wasn’t going to get better but she fought back and she won it.
“She had two years of chemo.”
The star went on to explain how Danika had experienced “pains in her tummy” but had pushed back going to see a doctor.
She was eventually diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer.
Visibly emotional, Barry said: “Five weeks, five weeks she died.”
Meanwhile, viewers and the other campmates alike were brought to tears.
One wrote on X: “Oh my God my heart is breaking for Barry McGuigan #imacelebrity #ImACeleb.”
What are the red flag warning signs of bowel cancer?
IT'S the fourth most common cancer in the UK, the second deadliest - yet bowel cancer can be cured, if you catch it early enough.
While screening is one way of ensuring early diagnosis, there are things everyone can do to reduce their risk of the deadly disease.
Being aware of the signs and symptoms of bowel cancer, spotting any changes and checking with your GP can prove a life-saver.
If you notice any of the signs, don’t be embarrassed and don’t ignore them. Doctors are used to seeing lots of patients with bowel problems.
The five red-flag symptoms of bowel cancer include:
- Bleeding from the back passage, or blood in your poo
- A change in your normal toilet habits – going more frequently for example
- Pain or a lump in your tummy
- Extreme tiredness
- Losing weight
Tumours in the bowel typically bleed, which can cause a shortage of red blood cells, known as anaemia. It can cause tiredness and sometimes breathlessness.
In some cases bowel cancer can block the bowel, this is known as a bowel obstruction.
Other signs include:
- Gripping pains in the abdomen
- Feeling bloated
- Constipation and being unable to pass wind
- Being sick
- Feeling like you need to strain – like doing a number two – but after you’ve been to the loo
While these are all signs to watch out for, experts warn the most serious is noticing blood in your stools.
But, they warn it can prove tricky for doctors to diagnose the disease, because in most cases these symptoms will be a sign of a less serious disease.
Another commented: “Barry man.. don’t do this to me.
“That’s actually heartbreaking. No parent should ever lose their child. #ImACeleb.”
While a third simply shared: “Barry. You got me out the blue there.”
I’m A Celebrity continues on ITV1 and ITVX.
