‘He hugged them and said he was going to heaven’: Widow of Spartacus star Andy Whitfield opens up about the emotional moment he told their children he was dying… and how his legacy will live on

When the Sydney-based actor Andy Whitfield scored the lead role in the Starz series Spartacus: Blood and Sand, he had no idea that it would rocket him to fame in such a short period of time.  Tragically, soon after the first season aired, the staggeringly handsome actor would be diagnosed with an aggressive cancer and die at the young age of 39, leaving behind two young children and a grieving widow. Now Vashti Whitfield, his wife and partner of 13 years, has opened up in a new book about her husband’s extraordinary life and their journey with the life changing experience that took him away. Scroll down for video  Andy Whitfield (above) star of the Starz series Spartacus: Blood and Sand died in 2011 after a battle with cancer Vashti tells her story candidly and often with humour to show how she and her family have rebuilt their lives with the aim of promoting Andy’s legacy of inspiring others to reach for what’s possible. ‘We didn’t tell the kids he had cancer, we told them that Daddy had something wrong with his blood and was going to see a special doctor to have treatment for the next few months,’ she… Read full this story

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