McGuigan emotional on I'm a Celeb as he opens up about daughter's death

Former nonrecreational boxer Barry McGuigan has opened astir the decease of his daughter, portion appearing connected I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

Actress Danika McGuigan died 5 weeks aft being diagnosed with bowel cancer successful 2019, aged 33.

She had played Danielle successful BBC Three drama Can't Cope, Won't Cope and appeared successful respective films.

In an affectional conversation, McGuigan told his jungle campmates connected the ITV world amusement astir however she primitively recovered from leukaemia arsenic a kid aft 2 years of treatment.

"She had leukaemia, erstwhile I was making the movie The Boxer 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," helium said.

"She had 2 years of chemo, she was good, she came back."

When the Irishman started becoming visibly upset, his campmates offered their support.

"You're a antheral going done symptom and you're susceptible astir it, that takes strength. There is nary rules to grieving... it's a reflection of your love," N-Dubz prima Tulisa Contostavlos said.

"It was hard for weeks successful the hospital, conscionable watching, shocking," McGuigan said tearfully.

"Thank you, you're each truthful lovely, I truly admit it," helium added.

McGuigan is simply a erstwhile nonrecreational boxer who became World Featherweight Champion successful 1985.

He is featuring connected the 24th bid of the world TV amusement alongside the likes of Coleen Rooney, Danny Jones from McFly and TV presenter Jane Moore.