Peter Andre has spoken out about the death of his brother six years on in an emotional speech at a cancer fundraiser
Peter Andre was devastated by the death of his brother Andrew in 2012 after he passed away at age 52 following a 10-month battle with kidney cancer.
But six years after his death, Peter revealed that his family are still struggling to cope with his death - to the point that they can't even talk about it.
GALLERY: Peter Andre's most ADORABLE daddy moments
Peter Andre's most adorable daddy moments (slider)
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- That time he hit the red carpet with Harvey in matching outfits!
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- That time he made a REALLY colourful red carpet appearance with Katie and their boys
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- When he and Katie picked Harvey up from school in sunny LA
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- When he gave Junior a smooch on the way to lunch
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- That time Peter was piggy-in-the-middle between Harvey and Junior
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- When Peter carried Princess and Junior to the car following a hard day shopping!
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- That time Junior landed a smacker on him at a fete ud83dude18
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- When Peter picked Junior up from school in a snazzy military jacket!
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- That time he took Junior and Princess for a twirl around the ice skating ⛄ufe0f
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- And later took Princess for a whiz down Winter Wonderland's helter skelter!
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- When Peter took his prince and princess to live out their Disney fantasies
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- Carrying Junior on his shoulders as they left a busy day of filming
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- That time he geeked-out with Princess and Junior at the MR Peabody & Sherman 3D screening
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- When he went into protective Peter mode to shelter Emily and baby Amelia from the rain
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- When he was #CoolDadGoals on a winter walk
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- Celebrating his birthday with his big girl
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- And it's clear he knows all the best dad jokes ud83eudd23
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- Building sandcastles with his little Amelia
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- And EVERY selfie with his mini-me Junior!
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- Giving his children a tour of his beloved Cyprus
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- When he and Junior showed off their dance moves ud83dudc6f♂ufe0f
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- That time he took 'multitasking to a new level' - his words!
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- That time he carried baby Theo on the front and Amelia on the back ud83dudcaa
Pete, 45, bravely spoke out in an emotional speech at James Ingham's Jog On To Cancer event in London on Wednesday.
He revealed that he became an ambassador for the charity following the death of Andrew.
According to The Sun, he said: "It came out of the blue. He was healthy, he was active. Not only did he get this terrible disease, but he lost his life shortly afterwards - and it tore us apart.
"Early detection is key. Do I think my brother’s life would have been saved it was detected earlier? Sure," before adding that the "bigger picture" is that millions of people are "going through this right now."
"As a family, we’re still so devastated by this loss we can’t sit down as a family and talk about it because it’s still so raw."
He also revealed that Cancer Research had approached Peter soon after Andrew's passing, asking whether he'd like to get involved with them - but he was too "angry at cancer" to begin with.
He said: "I said I wouldn’t support something that took my brother’s life," but that it was words from his brother Mike that spurred him on after he'd told him he'd "never get over it," so that he may as well "get on with it."
Well done, Pete. ❤️
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