This Morning’s studio was left in tears after watching a truly heartbreaking video.
Rugby player Rob Burrow has sadly died after battling motor neurone disease and his “final message” to the world was played on ITV’s This Morning (4 June). He urged viewers to make the most of everyday in his touching clip and the This Morning crew were left with a lump in their throats.
After broadcasting Rob’s message, the camera cut back to Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard in the studio. Cat fought back the tears as Burrow ended the video with: “Rob Burrow, over and out.”
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Ben said the message was “powerful” as Cat struggled to maintain her composure. Shephard asked if Deeley was “all right,” to which she replied “no” through gritted teeth.
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With a cracked voice, Deeley tried to continue and spoke to the camera: “Losing a loved one is one of the hardest things we’ll ever go through, which is why Deirdre is here to help you manage your grief today.” The camera cut to Deirdre behind the scenes, who was hosting the call-in section of the show and helping viewers handle their personal losses.
Ben, Cat and Deirdre all urged fans to call in for help if they are struggling and the phone-in host even admitted that she was “choked up” while watching Rob’s farewell message. Over on X/Twitter, Burrow’s fans were also mourning the loss of the rugby player.
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Someone wrote: “This genuinely had me in tears; what a moving final message. Rob really was and is an incredibly inspirational man […],” while another of Rob’s fans added: “In a world full of adversity we must still dare to dream….thank you Rob Burrow, that really touched me [and] I continue to dream [and] live everyday to it’s full, rest in peace Rob [praying emoji].”
Robert Geoffrey Burrow was an English professional rugby league footballer. The sports star played scrum-half or hooker when on the field and spent his whole 16 year career with the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League.
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Burrow made almost a whopping 500 appearances between the years 2001 and 2017. Although he earned the affectionate title of the “smallest played in the Super League,” standing at only 5 ft 5 inches and weighing less than 11 stone. In December 2019 he was sadly diagnosed with motor neurone disease, which lead to his untimely death aged 41 on 2 June 2024.
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