Viewers were left in tears during Deal Or No Deal yesterday (November 30), when contestant Brad revealed he was terminally ill.
Host Stephen Mulhern revealed it was Brad’s turn to have his box up for offer and to face the elusive Banker.
But the episode took an emotional turn as Stephen asked what Brad would like to do with the money if he won big.
Choking up, Brad said: “Last year things changed quite a lot for me, really. I was diagnosed with motor neurone disease.”
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He continued: “The prognosis isn’t really great so I’d put it towards my bucket list, going to see different places around the world and give my family and partner some money before… yeah.”
However, Brad added that he does have some hope that he will still live a long life.
“Don’t get me wrong, Stephen Hawking lived 55 years so it’s not like… but the average is a few years.”
Deal Or No Deal star’s change of mindset
As the camera panned to many of Brad’s co-stars wiping away tears, Stephen asked how Brad’s diagnosis had affected him.
“For a few months after I was really down, I kind of gave up on the world,” he admitted. “And then I woke up one morning and thought, no, sod this, I’ve got to just change the way I think and feel about things.
“Since I’ve got into that mindset, I’ve never ever in my whole entire life been happier because it makes you realise everything that actually matters. Everything you ever cared about before means nothing and it’s things like this and experiences in life that actually mean something.”
Devastatingly, the game didn’t end well for Brad as he rode to the end of the episode without accepting an offer from The Banker.
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