Two of this year’s LEGO Masters stars have opened up about how the iconic building blocks helped to save their lives. WATCH: Lego Masters Australia back for Season 2 with Hamish Blake In separate interviews, Annie O’Reilly, who is partnered with friend Runa Lindblom, and Tim Jones, who is competing alongside wife Dannii, revealed how LEGO helped them regain their health.
Speaking to TV Week, Annie, 30, revealed she contracted a 'rare brain infection' aged just 15, resulting in her spending the next three years in and out of hospital with severe symptoms such as seizures and memory loss.
Annie (left) was told she wouldn;t live beyond her 18th birthday. Despite being told she wouldn’t live beyond her 18th birthday, Annie says LEGO helped her