Aussie actor Matt Nable will take plunge to honour brother after heartbreaking family tragedy: ‘I won’t ever be the same’
Footy star turned Hollywood actor Matt Nable has decided to take the plunge in ‘The Big Freeze’ to honour his late brother Aaron who passed away from MND just over a year ago.
The Big Freeze has become a grand tradition on the annual King’s Birthday clash between the Magpies and Demons, and this year will feature stars such as Eric Bana, Asher Keddie and Nable.
Now in it’s 11th year, the event is an annual fundraising campaign dedicated to finding a cure for MND.
Nable’s brother Aaron was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in July 2022 and died on the day of the NRL’s Las Vegas bonanza in 2024, aged just 46.
The actor took to social media on Saturday to announce the news, posting a photo of Aaron boxing with trainer Johnny Lewis.
‘He loved Johnny,’ posted Nable.
Matt Nable will take the plunge in ‘The Big Freeze’ to honour his brother Aaron
Nable shared a very close bond with his brother (pictured), whose diagnosis hit him very hard
‘These were good days. Boxing unearthed a toughness in Aaron that kept him alive.
‘His fight will never be forgotten. I’ve missed him this last week so very much.
‘Next weekend is the big freeze. And I’m honoured and humbled to be a part of it with Bec Danniher, fightMND and her warrior dad Neale Daniher.’
The life expectancy for those with MND is typically between six months and three years.
‘You realise when you lose something like this, it’s hard to accept,’ Nable told News Corp.
‘I won’t ever be the same. I won’t be whole again and that’s part of life.
‘We all go through that.
‘But it doesn’t make it any easier.
Nable says he will ‘never be whole again’ after the passing of Aaron
‘Aaron’s presence was so much that it’s a massive hole that he’s left.
‘He has three little boys that are 12, four and three and when Aaron got the disease, that was his focus. Providing something for his children.
‘It’s tough. He was such a gregarious man. A gentle man, he had a big life.
‘He touched a lot of people. He was an A-grade scallywag with a beautiful heart.
‘There were 2,000 people at his funeral. I don’t even know 2,000 people.
‘But he had a huge impact on a lot of people. He’s really missed.’
