TOWIE’S Jordan Brook has revealed heartbreaking new side effects after his meningitis battle – and why he won’t propose to partner Sophie Kasaei.
In March, Jordan was blue-lighted to hospital as the virus attacked his brain, leaving him unable to speak or walk.
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Jordan Brook has revealed more about the side effects he’s dealing with after his meningitis battle Credit: You Alright Hun? Podcast
Jordan also paid tribute to pregnant partner Sophie Kasaei for her support during such a tough time Credit: Instagram/Sophiekasaei_
The 31-year-old finally returned home in April after weeks in hospital, but is still on his road to recovery.
Jordan, who is expecting his first child with Geordie Shore star Sophie, revealed on the latest episode of TOWIE podcast “You Alright Hun?”: “I had a limp down my right leg, which was a signal from my brain that hadn’t healed.
“I’ve got extreme overstimulation in places where I used to thrive and love being in and I’ve always been on stage singing.
“I feel like a shell of myself, and this has been my biggest worry is being a strong enough.
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The couple revealed they were expecting their first child in December Credit: Instagram/@sophiekasaei_
Jordan opened up on the latest episode of TOWIE podcast “You Alright Hun?” Credit: You Alright Hun? Podcast
“I have to be careful, because I don’t wanna get emotional…but strong enough for my baby boy that I’ve waited so long for.
“That’s been the hardest bit about it, because two weeks ago I didn’t feel like I was gonna be strong enough to do this.”
Sophie and Jordan had been open about their struggles to fall pregnant, before finally sharing their happy news just before Christmas.
During the podcast, Jordan also paid tribute to Sophie, 36, and how she had coped with his health battle alongside being pregnant.
He said: “I don’t know what I would’ve done without that girl, honestly, and how she’s done it and navigated life over the recent months while being so heavily pregnant.
“Holding my family up in a hospital bed next to me when we didn’t know whether I was gonna make it or not is terrible.
“She is incredible, and I want this pregnancy and this birth to go swimmingly well, touch wood, everything goes right.
“And I really want Soph to enjoy motherhood because she deserves it. She deserves every single bit of it.”
Despite the love the couple clearly have for one another, Jordan also revealed he won’t be popping the question any time soon.
He explained: “Soph has said she doesn’t wanna get proposed to while she’s pregnant, so we’re gonna have the baby first.
“But if she falls pregnant again, she’s never gonna want to get married while she’s pregnant. She wants our kids close together so it’s circumstantial.
“That’s naturally gonna end up being two, three, maybe four years until we get married.”
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