Ex-England star Jack Wilshere reveals his daughter, five, has a hole in her heart and thought '100 per cent' she would die during surgery - as he calls her a 'warrior' in touching moment By Megan Howe Published: 12:55, 30 May 2024 | Updated: 13:33, 30 May 2024 e-mail 4 View comments This is the touching moment Jack Wilshere tells his five-year-old daughter she's a 'warrior' - as he today revealed how he feared she would die during open-heart surgery. The former England and Arsenal midfielder spoke candidly to the BBC about his daughter Siena's congenital heart defect. Wilshere and his wife Andriani Michael welcomed daughter Siena just a year after their wedding in June 2017 - but noticed that she was always coughing shortly after her first birthday.
During a family holiday in Cyprus, a doctor detected a heart murmur and urged the family to take Siena to see a cardiologist - where they discovered that Siena had a hole in her heart. Recalling the terrifying phone call he had with his wife, Wilshere told the BBC: 'I was preparing to travel with the team, my team, for a game like we normally do any my phone rang.' Jack Wilshere (pictured) with his daughter Sienna who he calls his 'heart warrior' Jack Wilshere spoke candidly to BBC Breakfast about his 'heart warrior' daughter I’m proud to announce that my wife, Andriani, and I are @TheBHF Ambassadors! Our beautiful daughter Siena underwent lifesaving surgery at age five, and since then we’ve been passionate about raising aware.
