TOWIE’s Chris Clark has discussed the heartbreaking moment his girlfriend Amber Dowding discovered her mother was diagnosed with stage three aggressive breast cancer.
The reality star, 23, has revealed that ‘it’s been a really hard experience for her’, and was there by her side to support her while her mother was going through the difficult time.
Speaking on behalf of his beau to The Sun on Friday, Chris said that the awful situation brought the family closer together.
Awful: TOWIE’s Chris Clark has discussed the heartbreaking moment his girlfriend Amber Dowding discovered her mother was diagnosed with stage three aggressive breast cancer
‘It brought the family closer together and now her mum’s in remission and she’s healthy and she’s so strong.
‘It’s been a really hard experience for her though.
‘They didn’t let it defeat them and I think they’re such an inspiration and she does so much to raise money and awareness for cancer now.’
Inspirational: Speaking to The Sun on Friday, Chris, 23, said: ‘I think they’re such an inspiration and she does so much to raise money and awareness for cancer now’
Difficult: Chris revealed that ‘it’s been a really hard experience for her’, and was there by her side to support her while her mother was going through the difficult time
Chris embarked on a five day canoeing marathon on Friday, travelling 22 miles on boat to raise money for Stand Up To Cancer.
Long-term couple Amber and Chris took a break for six months starting last year, during which time he hooked up briefly with Little Mix star Jesy Nelson, before they suffered an acrimonious break-up – leading to Chris and Amber’s reunion.
Jesy and Chris had confirmed their romance mid-March with a snap of the pair kissing, but had seemed totally besotted with one another.
Raising awareness: Amber now spends time raising money for cancer charities in support of her mother
Strong: ‘It brought the family closer together and now her mum’s in remission and she’s healthy and she’s so strong’
They had living apart due to Little Mix supporting Ariana Grande on her Dangerous Woman tour in the US, but had so far managed to find time to see each other and make their long-distance love work.
The former couple first set tongues wagging when they were first spotted together hand-in-hand at the glamorous BRIT Awards in February.
Now Amber and Chris are set to debut their renewed romance on TOWIE’s Marbella special.
As the last season of TOWIE came to a close, the couple were seen to start flirting again but they are now ready to return as a fully fledged couple and have been seen packing on the PDA as filming got underway in the Spanish city.
Reunited: Long-term couple Amber and Chris took a break for six months starting last year, during which time he hooked up briefly with Little Mix star Jesy Nelson, before they suffered an acrimonious break-up – leading to Chris and Amber’s reunion