BBC · Apr 16, 2023
Bradley Lowery: Jermain Defoe reflects on friendship
Bradley Lowery passed away in 2017 aged sixFormer England striker Jermain Defoe has said he thinks about Bradley Lowery every day.
Defoe became "best mates" with the young Sunderland fan, who was diagnosed with neuroblastoma - a rare type of cancer - when he was 18 months old.
Bradley passed away in 2017 aged six, with his story touching the hearts of thousands.
Reflecting on the friendship on BBC podcast Jermain Defoe: Outside The Box, he described it as "a special time".
Speaking to Bradley's mum, Gemma, at her Blackhall Colliery home, Defoe said seeing his friend suffer "changed me as a person".
"He will always be in my heart, for the rest of my life," he said.