Paul C Brunson has revealed that his wife Jill has undergone surgery in an emotional Instagram post on Thursday.
The Celebs Go Dating star recounted an emotional moment when Jill, whom he’s been married to since 2000, ‘reached for his hand’ despite being ‘incoherent’.
Sharing a photo of him holding her hand while she lay in the hospital bed, he penned: ‘Yesterday, Jill came out of surgery with a fentanyl button in her hand.
‘The nurses told me she’d been pressing it constantly for pain relief. She wasn’t coherent. Couldn’t talk. Barely knew what was going on.
‘I was standing in her room waiting when they wheeled her back in. The moment she opened her eyes and saw me, she dropped the button.
‘Then she reached for my hand. And she didn’t let go. She lay there holding my hand until she fell asleep. I haven’t been able to stop thinking about that moment.’
Paul C Brunson has revealed that his wife Jill has undergone surgery in an emotional Instagram post on Thursday
The Celebs Go Dating star recounted an emotional moment when Jill ‘reached for his hand’ despite being ‘incoherent’
He continued: ‘Of all the things she could have reached for in that moment, she reached for me. Not because love takes the pain away. It doesn’t.
‘But sometimes, the greatest comfort isn’t relief from the pain. It’s knowing you don’t have to carry it alone.’
Paul did not reveal what surgery Jill had undergone.
The Daily Mail has contacted his representative for comment.
It comes after Paul admitted in an interview last year that his own relationship very nearly fell at the first hurdle.
The TV personality has become a household name thanks to his regular appearances on Married At First Sight UK and Celebs Go Dating, where he is on hand to match-make, mediate and offer much-needed tips to those who need it.
Happily married to wife Jill, US-born Paul – a former investment banker turned certified life coach – is well-versed in the highs and lows that come with any long-term relationship.
But the presenter – who raises sons Liam and Kingston with his wife – admitted their first holiday almost ended with the couple separating after he quickly discovered they had vastly different tastes.
The couple share sons Liam and Kingston
He told New magazine: ‘I know from personal experience that when my wife and I went on our first holiday, it could have been the end of our relationship.
‘It was the worst holiday ever! Now, I understand it was because we holiday differently.’
Describing his wife as a ‘romantic relaxer,’ he added: ‘[she] likes to go on holiday and lie on a beach, maybe go to the spa and do some yoga.
‘But I like to do tour after tour and go around the museums, which is what we call a ‘cultural connoisseur.’
‘So they are two very different holidays and we went somewhere which is only for relaxing, so it didn’t go down well.’
