Karen Koster got emotional on TV today as she shared that her mum Brenda suddenly passed away two weeks ago.
The television presenter opened up about the unexpected loss, explaining that it was “completely surreal”, RSVP Live reports.
She spoke to Marty Morrissey, who lost his mother last year, as he shared some advice with her. Speaking on Virgin Media’s The Six O’Clock Show, Karen spoke about the passing of her mother for the first time.
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She said: “My mum passed away suddenly two weeks ago. It was very unexpected. So the last couple of weeks, [as] I'm sure anyone who's gone through a sudden loss [knows], it's just been completely surreal.”
The Dublin native asked: "Can we show a picture just so everyone can see how gorgeous my mum was. This is me and my brother and sister. We celebrated her on Mother's Day."
She added: “The weird thing is that since restrictions lifted, we almost made such a point of packing in as much memories as we could with mum.
“So, I nearly have a picture of every single time I saw her over the last year and every special occasion we had. So that's been an amazing comfort to us as has all the messages that I've gotten from colleagues in front of the screen and behind the lens, from school mums to old friends, to family, to my husband.
“The kids have been unbelievably resilient, a bit too resilient actually. I'm like 'Be more sad, I can't be a normal mum right now'.”
Karen shared that she is trying to do the best she can as she spoke on the reality of losing a parent.
“What can you do? You get through it and you put one foot in front of the other and it's a strange time. She was a massive fan of the Six O'Clock Show so we have lost a very loyal fan.
“I just wanted to say that I'm not great tonight, I'm a bit shaky and that's why.”
Marty Morrissey appeared on the chat show as he spoke about his upcoming Marty’s Party events.
He also lost his mum Peggy six months ago and shared some advice with Karen.
“I didn't know this had happened but she's with you all the time, there's no doubt about it. It's a tough journey, there's no point in denying it. My mother was in an accident and I miss her dearly. When I go home that's my biggest problem, there's a void and pain there.
“But you’ve got to keep going. It's like a rollercoaster, you're up and down. The loneliness is tough at times but you think of her and what she'd want you to do. And she'd want you to get on with the show and be Karen.”
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