Samuel Johnson has revealed the heartbreaking final moments he spent with his sister Connie before her death.
The Gold Logie winner said the pair spent ‘half an hour laughing’ before she ‘fell asleep and never woke up,’ while appearing on the Project Monday night.
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.
Samuel Johnson (pictured) revealed the heartbreaking final moments he spent with his sister Connie before her death, while appearing on The Project Monday
The Gold Logie winner said the pair (pictured here together) spent ‘half an hour laughing’ before she ‘fell asleep and never woke up’
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 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.
Just minutes before his appearance, Sam took to the Love Your Sister page to share a photo of himself travelling to the show.
Looking out a plane window solemnly, the picture showed him travelling from his sister’s funeral in Canberra to the Melbourne studio.
‘Thanks to the anonymous rich person who got me from Con’s service to The Project in time,’ he captioned the moment.
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
Just minutes before his appearance, 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
Speaking about the service during his appearance, Mr Johnson said it 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 later said on the show.
The mother-of-two passed away on September 8 at the age of 40, after a prolonged battle with breast and liver cancer.
After Connie’s death Sam confirmed the news 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.
The mother-of-two (pictured after receiving her Medal of the Order of Australia) passed away on September 8 at the age of 40, after a prolonged battle with breast and liver cancer.
‘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.
The Gold-Logie winning actor rode around Australia on a unicycle in 2013, raising $1.6 million for breast cancer awareness and research.
Following the record-breaking stunt he promised to continue fundraising, with the hope of raising more than ten million dollars.
This year he won a Gold Logie for his portrayal of Molly Meldrum, dedicating the statue to his sister who was watching at home, before retiring to focus on Love Your Sister’s fundraising.
Connie leaves behind her two sons Willoughby, 11 and Hamilton, who turns 10 on September 26.
A public service for her will be held at St Paul’s Cathedral in Melbourne on September 23.