Lindsey Burrow breaks down in tears remembering late husband
Rob Burrow's wife Lindsay bravely opened up about her late rugby legend husband during an interview with Sally Nugent on BBC Breakfast this morning.
Speaking to Lindsay from her home while sitting beside her on a sofa, Sally shared: "We know for the last couple of years, Rob was using his eye gaze machine to communicate with you.
"On that machine, there are messages you haven't heard yet. When the time is right, will you go through and listen to them?"
Lindsay replied: "Yeah, I know Rob has left messages on there for the children..."
Her voice started to crack as she admitted: "At the moment, it's too raw to do that, to go and look through the machine.
"But there are birthday messages on there," Lindsay lamented before she started breaking down in tears.
"There are messages on there for the children in the future," the widow added as she struggled to speak through the interview.
After taking a brief moment to pause and compose herself, Sally tentatively reminded Lindsay: "Eventually, you will be able to do that."
Lindsay replied: "Yeah, I will, I think things are a little bit too raw at the moment but there will come a day when I have to do that. Rob will be with me and he will give me the strength to do that."
Father-of-three Rob was described as "such a family man" and a "devoted dad" during the interview. His children are called Jackson, Maya and Macy.
The former England rugby star, who suffered from Motor Neurone Disease for several years, was 41 years old when he died on June 2.
Rob and Lindsay tied the knot back in 2006 after first meeting as teenagers.
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Following Rob's untimely death, Prince William said the sportsman would be forever remembered as a "legend" with a "huge heart".
Rob and his teammate Kevin Sinfield were made CBEs in the 2024 New Year's Honours after helping raise more than £15 million for Motor Neurone Disease charities.
The Prince of Wales said as Rob collected the accolade: "The most amount of thank yous and congratulations for all the inspirational work you've done Rob, you've been amazing and everyone's so proud of you."
BBC Breakfast airs daily on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 6am.
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