Gladiators star Steel and his wife Samantha have announced the heartbreaking death of their son Leo, who was born at 23 weeks old. The couple welcomed their son into the world just a few days ago and decided to name his Leo the lion, due to his corrageous fight to live despite being born prematurely.
Samantha and Steel - whose real name is Zack George - had been updating their loyal legion of fans about their son's health online. But on Tuesday (April 8), they shared the tragic loss of their newborn son, praising his "true definition of strength" in his short life. In a post shared on Instagram, Zack and Samantha wrote: "Your mummy brought you into this world and your daddy held you as you left. Leo... you showed us what the true definition of strength is and we are so proud of you.
"You brought so much positivity to the world with the short time you were with us and we felt that positivity in abundance, we thank you all so much for that. Although you were only with us for a short time, you brought us a lifetime of love."
They added: "Thank you for letting us know that YOU had had enough of this fight. We will forever be grateful that we didn't have to make that decision for you. Leo our lion, we love you more than you will ever know. Rest easy out little boy."
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