Jackie O’s ex-husband ‘Ugly’ Phil O’Neil reveals his shock heath battle: ‘I cried for 10 hours’
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Jackie O’s ex-husband ‘Ugly’ Phil O’Neil reveals his shock heath battle: ‘I cried for 10 hours’
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Jackie O’s ex-husband ‘Ugly’ Phil O’Neil has revealed his secret battle with multiple sclerosis.
The WSFM radio host, 59, told: Jess Rowe’s Big Talk Show He was diagnosed with the debilitating disease six years ago and described the moment he found out as the most “scary” and “confrontational” time of his life.
O’Neil said he “cryed for about 10 hours” and was “drunk” on that fateful day in 2016.
Jackie O’s Ex-Husband ‘Ugly’ Phil O’Neil Revealed His Secret Battle With Multiple Sclerosis
After several months of unsuccessful testing, the former Hot 30 Countdown host finally went in for an MRI scan after his arm and one side of his face went numb.
“I went home, cried for about 10 hours. Got drunk. I cried for about 10 hours,” Phil recalled.
The WSFM radio host, 59, told The Jess Rowe Big Talk Show that he was diagnosed with the debilitating illness six years ago and described the moment he found out as the most “scary” and “confrontational” time of his life.
He went on to say that he was “petrified” and “had no idea what was going to happen” and immediately searched Google for answers.
“I broke,” he said. ‘I cried. sam [my wife] cried. For about 10 hours. The next morning I woke up and said, “Well, this is the first day, I’m going to see my neurologist.”‘
Despite the fear he felt, Phil said his journey from that point on has “saved my life in many ways.”
He said he “cryed for about 10 hours” and “got drunk” on that fateful day in 2016. (Pictured with Jackie ‘O’ Henderson, far left, when they hosted the Hot 30 Countdown)
The UK-born radio DJ made huge lifestyle and diet changes in his life after discovering he had the disease.
He even went so far as to explore spirituality and Buddhism before attending a church, which he said changed his whole outlook on life.
In February 2022, 20 years after he and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson divorced, Phil married iHeartRadio producer Samantha Clarke.
In February 2022, 20 years after he and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson divorced, Phil married iHeartRadio producer Samantha Clarke (left)
He announced the news on Instagram with a photo of the newlyweds holding their marriage certificates and captioned, “Officially Mrs. Ugly.”
On her Instagram page, the bride shared a photo of the couple in an elevator and captioned the post: “We did the thing. We took the cat with us.’
Phil was the first husband of KIIS FM star Jackie O, who married photographer Lee Henderson from 2003 to 2018.
On her Instagram page, the bride shared a photo of the couple in an elevator and captioned the post: “We did the thing. We took the cat’
Phil was the first husband of KIIS FM star Jackie O, who married photographer Lee Henderson from 2003 to 2018.