Actor Samuel Johnson has revealed he is still struggling to cope in the aftermath of his sister’s death.
Charity campaigner and mother-of-two Connie Johnson lost her lengthy battle with cancer last September.
‘I can’t just bounce back from burying her and push forward blindly,’ an emotional Samuel told 9Honey on Friday.
‘I can’t just bounce back from burying her’: An emotional Samuel Johnson told 9 Honey he has been struggling since his sister Connie’s death from cancer eight months ago
In 2012, the siblings launched the Love Your Sister charity, which has since raised more than $7million in the fight against cancer.
Sam is still hard at work raising funds for Love Your Sister, but confessed it hasn’t been easy without Connie by his side.
‘My head just hasn’t been in the game. There was a bunch of stuff that she left me with that I had to make sense of,’ he explained.
Connie was married for thirteen years to husband Mike, with whom she shared two sons, Willoughby, 11, and Hamilton, 10
‘Now that I don’t have her to help guide this, I had to do all my homework and I had to make sure that we get this right for her.’
Connie was married for 13 years to husband Mike, with whom she shared two sons, Willoughby, 11, and Hamilton, 10.
Sam told 9Honey that the boys have been remarkably resilient following their mother’s death.
Resilient: Samuel pictured with brother-in-law Mike and his nephews Willoughby and Hamilton
He said: ‘The kids have finally got a childhood to enjoy. They never knew what it was like to just be a kid because their mum was sick since they could remember. The pain of her being gone is there, but the pain of watching her so sick is gone too.’
Samuel also claimed that his brother-in-law Mike ‘is doing the boys proud’ with his strength.
Sam, who won last year’s Gold Logie for his role in the Channel Seven mini series Molly, is now looking ahead to Love Your Sister’s next big charity event.
He has partnered with Sydney Harbour Run and is encouraging participants to wear bright colours for the event which takes place on July 29.
Find more information and register for the event here.
Keeping Connie’s memory alive: Sam, who won last year’s Gold Logie for his role in the miniseries Molly, is now looking ahead to Love Your Sister’s next big charity event