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Radio 5 Live,8 mins
Burnley’s Jonathan Walters: ‘Losing mum interview was the best thing I’ve ever done’
5 Live DriveAvailable for over a year
Republic of Ireland and Burnley forward Jonathan Walters has described opening up about his mother’s death as “the best thing I’ve ever done�. In a follow-up interview to the sit down discussion he had with 5 live’s Tony Livesey, Walters says “he can now speak about it normally� and that he’s pleased with the massive response the original interview has had. Walters’ mother died when he was just 11-years-old, and he previously spoke about “never grieving� and having to “lock away his emotions�. This clip is originally from 5 live Drive on 9 March 2018.
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