Sherrie Hewson has spoken about how her daughter Keeley has ‘kept me going’ after the death of her beloved brother Brett.
The former Coronation Street star’s brother Brett Hutchinson, 71, passed away from an incurable brain tumour in April this year, following a battle with pneumonia.
Appearing on Loose Women on Tuesday, the grieving actress, 69, spoke about how Keeley, 36, has been her ‘rock’ as she turned to alcohol to cope with her brother’s passing.
Devastated: Sherrie Hewson has spoken about how her daughter Keeley who has ‘kept me going’ after the death of her beloved brother Brett
Sherrie told the panel: ‘It’s been the hardest thing ever and I was completely broken.
‘I still believe he’s in Wales. I got through it with this gorgeous daughter of mine, she’s my rock, she keeps me going. She just let me be who I want to be, helped me through every single journey of my life, like you all know through everything.
‘It’s been very weird, lockdown has been weird anyway. The last two weeks of his life I wasn’t allowed to go and visit him.
Always remembered: The former Coronation Street star’s brother Brett Hutchinson, 71, passed away from the incurable disease in April this year, following a battle with pneumonia
Then the day he actually died, my nieces’ husband rang me to say “you need to come”.’
Sherrie continued: ‘ I did insist on going to the funeral, in wales 20 people were allowed to go to funerals, so I did go. I broke down and couldn’t cope.
‘I got home and I opened a bottle of wine and drank a lot.
Grieving: Appearing on Loose Women on Tuesday, the grieving actress, 69, spoke about how Keeley, 36, has been her ‘rock’ (pictured in 2018)
‘I thought “do you know what it’s OK”. But Keeley has always been there for me. The person who has kept me going through divorce and tsunamis.
Speaking of how her brother’s death has impacted the whole family, the presenter said: ‘It was awful, I mean for all of us.
‘The family was devastated because Brett was an amazing character in our family. He didn’t deserve to go at all. It was his time, he was in a lot of pain.
Family: The actress said about her daughter: ‘She just let me be who I want to be, helped me through every single journey of my life, like you all know through everything’
‘He was so amazing up to that point, and then he got a second tumour and the second tumour took his life. But wherever he is, he’s with our dad.’
Back in April, Sherrie expressed her fear that she would never see her terminally ill brother again due to the coronavirus pandemic.
At the time, Brett was in hospital fighting his brain tumour, and due to the threat of the virus, she wasn’t able to visit him.
Upsetting: Speaking of how her brother’s death has impacted the whole family, the presenter said: ‘It was awful, I mean for all of us. The family was devastated’
Speaking to Yours Magazine, the star said: ‘My brother is in hospital with a brain tumour. I call him every other day but he is very ill and I don’t know if he’ll come out of this.’
‘My family are absolutely everything to me yet I haven’t been able to see my two granddaughters aged nine years and nine months, my 13-year-old grandson, and my darling daughter Keeley.
‘We’re in touch all the time but it’s really hard not being able to cuddle and kiss them.’
A glioblastoma is the most common and aggressive form of brain tumours in adults.
The cause of glioblastomas are currently unknown, but they are usually treated with surgery, followed by a combination of radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
Due to glioblastomas having tendrils that extend to other regions of the brain, it can be difficult to fully remove all of the growth.
Sherrie told OK! in June: ‘I take three steps forwards, two steps back, I’m trying to move forward, but I just wish my brother was still here. I’m devastated, my heart is broken, but I have to find a way to mend my heart. I’ve got to find the those little bits of my heart and I will find them because I’ve got a lot to be thankful for.’
She added: ‘I’m fine sometimes, but I have days where I hurt very much so I have to find a way of getting rid of that and being strong. My daughter and granddaughters get me through. I might have a flip but everyday I’m getting stronger.’
Heartbreaking: Back in April, Sherrie expressed her fear that she would never see her terminally ill brother again due to the coronavirus pandemic
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