MasterChef SOFIA LEVIN 'WE NEVER LEFT ANYTHING UNSAID'

The TV star remembers her dear dad

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It's Dad's idiosyncrasies I miss most - his sturdy but quiet presence in every room, the way he gritted his teeth when there was a cute animal nearby, his fervent sharing of whatever impressed him - elongated car chases in over-the-top action films, song lyrics, speeches, articles, comedy that made him laugh until he cried, everything Tim Minchin," Sofia Levin says movingly of her beloved father, Greg, who tragically passed away on July 8, 2024 from motor neurone disease (MND).

"And I miss calling him at least once a day with a pointless question, though it was never really about finding an answer." Greg, a doctor, photographer and father-of-three was diagnosed with MND in January 2022. MND is a neurodegenerative disease that affects the motor neurones. Over the short course of his illness, Greg lost the use of his arms and upper body, his ability to walk, swallow, eat, talk and eventually breathe.

CRUEL DISEASE

Despite enduring unimaginable challenges, Sofia, 35, and her dad, who died at age 65, 30 months after his diagnosis, refused to let the disease take more from him that it already had celebrating his lifelong passion for photography with an exhibition called