Samuel Johnson has again revealed the tender last moments he shared with his sister Connie, appearing on Fox FM on Tuesday morning.
The Gold Logie winner spoke to hosts Fifi Box, Dave Thornton, Brendan Fevola and Byron Cooke, telling listeners he was ‘doing okay’.
Asked how he was holding up following his sister’s death from cancer and her funeral on Monday, Mr Johnson replied: ‘Am I allowed to say I’m okay?’
Samuel Johnson spoke to Fox FM on Tuesday morning and said he was ‘doing okay’ following the loss of his sister, Connie (pictured here together)
After his sister was diagnosed, Mr Johnson began vigorously campaigning to raise funds and awareness to beat cancer
‘Am I sad? Yeah. Is my sister gone? Yeah. But I’ve had years to prepare for this, and I’m an adult now,’ he said.
‘I have a PhD in loss and grieving because I’ve buried a fair few in me time.’
Mr Johnson said he’s stronger now and that he sees his sister as a ‘gain’.
‘How can you call it a loss when every day, I’ll see her as a gain,’ he said.
‘If anyone wants to see it as a loss, be sad for my sister’s loss. She lost a lot.’
The mother-of-two passed away on September 8 at the age of 40, after a prolonged battle with breast and liver cancer
Connie Johnson leaves behind her two sons Willoughby, 11 and Hamilton, who turns 10 on September 26
The actor said the pair spent ‘half an hour laughing’ and that at the end, ‘all that was left was her doing her little drug laugh’.
Mr Johnson added that he now consider’s himself not just the chief custodian of his sister Connie’s legacy, but the ‘head of cancer vanquishment’ in the country.
‘I am seeking a job as head of cancer vanquishment, and I’m also seeking a cure,’ he said.
Mr Johnson appeared on The Project on Monday night to discuss his sister’s funeral and legacy
Samuel Johnson revealed the heartbreaking final moments he spent with his sister Connie before her death
The Gold Logie winner seemed to be in good spirits following his sister’ funeral on Monday, joking about the night he won the coveted Australian television award.
Telling the radio hosts he ‘placed a bet on myself’, Mr Johnson laughed as he revealed he won.
‘I had a punt on myself – I thought I won’t forgive myself if I win and I don’t get through,’ he said.
‘I won me three-and-a-half g’s!
Mr Johnson also touched how he had established a range of pink ‘Connie cotton socks’ in her honour (pictured on the desk)
Sam took to the Love Your Sister page to share a photo of himself travelling to the show, thanking an ‘anonymous rich person’ for helping him get there
Mr Johnson also appeared on The Project on Monday night to share some tender moments he shared with his sister before she died on September 8.
Co-host Carrie Bickmore could be seen choking back tears, as Mr Johnson vowed to continue his sister’s legacy just hours after attending her funeral in Canberra.
‘I will accelerate the push for a cure… I’m not going to stop, mate,’ he told the hosts.
‘She was training her little brother to do her work when she was gone. I’m ready for that.
Sam took to the Love Your Sister page to share a photo of himself travelling to the show just before appearing on set.
Looking out of a plane window solemnly, the picture showed him travelling from his sister’s funeral in Canberra to the Melbourne studio.
Co-host Carrie Bickmore (pictured) could be seen choking back tears as Mr Johnson vowed to continue his sister’s legacy
‘Thanks to the anonymous rich person who got me from Con’s service to The Project in time,’ he captioned the moment.
Mr Johnson said the funeral service was ‘beautiful’ and went exactly as Connie had planned.
‘Seems weird to apply the word “perfect” to a funeral, but you know, it was perfect,’ he said.
Mr Johnson revealed he had established a range of pink ‘Connie cotton socks’ in her honour, after his nickname for his sister.
‘She was training her little brother to do her work when she was gone. I’m ready for that,’ Mr Johnson said
The mother-of-two passed away on September 8 at the age of 40, after a prolonged battle with breast and liver cancer.
She leaves behind her two sons Willoughby, 11 and Hamilton, who turns 10 on September 26.
Sam confirmed the news of his sister’s death with a heartfelt message to fans, informing them that his beloved sister ‘went so richly, and with such grace’.
‘We lost Connie today. Or, as she asked me to say, she died of cancer today. It was so beautiful,’ he wrote.
‘We laughed, we cried, we sang stupid songs from our childhood to her, which she loved (mostly!). I read her so many village messages, which she relished.
He dedicated his Gold Logie win, for his portrayal of Molly Meldrum, to his sister who was watching at home, before retiring to focus on Love Your Sister’s fundraising
‘Trust me, she was genuinely cushioned by your love, till the end.’
After his sister was diagnosed, Mr Johnson began vigorously campaigning to raise funds and awareness to beat cancer.
He dedicated his Gold Logie win, for his portrayal of Molly Meldrum, to his sister who was watching at home, before retiring to focus on Love Your Sister’s fundraising.
A public service for her will be held at St Paul’s Cathedral in Melbourne on September 23.