Jake Quickenden has opened up about dealing with grief over the festive period JakeQuickenden
Reality TV star Jake Quickenden lost his dad when he was 20 before going on to lose his 19-year-old brother three and a half years later.
The festive period was particularly hard for the I'm A Celeb runner-up, after he "shut off from Christmas for a few years and didn’t really enjoy it at all"."It was quite a sad moment at my house, but now I look back at my memories that my dad gave us as kids and memores that I've got with my little brother over Christmas and try and be happy about those memories rather than sad.Jake Quickenden lost his dad and his brother.
"But then now I'm not afraid to talk about it. I don’t feel like a burden, I don’t feel the guilt of talking about it. It makes me happy talking about my dad and my brother now. "I showed strength by opening up, by me talking about it opens up the conversation for someone else, and it can help other people.
"So I try and talk a lot about my anxiety on my Instagram and my grief and I wanted to go out there and help other people.Picture: Getty
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