[Music] [Applause] [Music] Nancy Delio broke down in tears on Wednesday's edition of Good Morning Britain whilst paying tribute to her former partner sengor and Ericson who died of pancreatic cancer on Monday aged 76 the Italian lawyer who was in a relationship with the Swedish Football manager from 1998 to 2007 recalled her final conversation with Sven when she became te he was trying to make an effort when we were speaking on the phone to say that he was fine because most of the time he was not answering or he said he was going to have some treatment the 63-year-old told hosts Richard midley and Charlotte Hawkins via a video call from her home in pulia it's hard pretending that you don't know that he was about to die she continued holding back tears I never thought about that this is the thing about life you always believe that there would be a miracle Breaking Down Nancy added I thought at the beginning that the doctors had made a mistake prompting Charlotte and Richard to promptly bring the interview to a close by thanking Nancy for appearing on the program while on the show Nancy hailed Sven as very kind and generous he was quite different from me in the sense that he was was more reserved she added the media personality also spoke about their relationship which she said was quite intense there were bad moments and fantastic moments she explained Nancy also opened up about standing by Sven following his high-profile affairs with TV personality alria Johnson and Football Association secretary Faria Alam I made an important choice she said I didn't want to regret the decision I made I knew it was right and he was the right person to be with I stood with him because I know from him as he admitted himself recently that he had been very stupid he told me immediately that it meant nothing to him she explained on Tuesday Nancy paid tribute to Sven with a heartfelt post on Instagram it is with a heavy heart that I share the passing of my ex-husband Sven she began though our relationship had its ups and downs I choose to remember the good times we shared and the moments that brought Joy To Our Lives I will always hold on to those cherished memories and extend my deepest condolences to his family as well as his beloved children Lena and Johan when you love someone that love never truly Fades rest in peace Sven you will be missed