Aussie mum’s shocking lie to son and justification

A mother has revealed she lied to her son about having terminal cancer.

On Wednesday’s The Kyle & Jackie O Show, a listener named Maria rang in for breakfast show’s regular ‘Confession Booth’ segment to come clean to her son, Mustafa.

Maria told hosts Jackie O Henderson and Kyle Sandilands that her son was acting up and partying hard when he was younger, so the single mother decided she would fake having a terminal illness.

She believed that blaming him for her health problems would guilt the young man into going straight.

‘I said I have cancer and I don’t have long to live because it has spread, all due to the stress and anxiety that you’re causing me with your behaviour,’ the mum admitted to the hosts.

‘And now he’s a completely different child. My jaw is on the floor at how it worked. He’s such a different person,’ she added.

Maria said she maintained the lie for the past year by organising fake appointments, doctored medical letters, and even got Mustafa to drop her at the hospital.

Stunned host Kyle, 53, said, ‘He drops you off at the hospital for what he thinks is cancer treatments, and you just sit in the cafeteria eating cakes and coffee?’

A mother has revealed she lied to her son about having terminal cancer . On Wednesday’s The Kyle & Jackie O Show , a listener named Maria rang in for breakfast show’s regular ‘Confession Booth’ segment to come clean to her son, Mustafa. Pictured: Jackie ‘O’ Henderson 

Maria confirmed this was the case, before the hosts called her son so she could finally confess to her deception.

‘I actually don’t have cancer and I’m not dying,’ Maria told her son, who was stunned by the revelation.

‘I just had to do it to get you back on track and hopefully you forgive me.’

‘Wait, let me get this straight,’ said Mustafa, ‘You told me you were sick when you weren’t just so I could settle down and look after you?’

‘I’m sorry,’ she said, ‘But I’m cancer free.’

The hosts called Maria’s son live on-air so she could finally confess to her deception. Pictured: hosts Kyle Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson

Jackie, 49, then asked whether he could forgive his mother for her year-long lie.

‘It’ll take me a while because I’m just lost for words. I don’t know what to say,’ Mustafa said.

Kyle wrapped up the segment by claiming Maria did ‘the wrong thing for the right reasons.’ 

‘I don’t know about that,’ replied Mustafa, ‘I think we need to have a talk, mum.’ 

Jackie, 49, then asked whether he could forgive his mother for her year-long lie. Pictured: stock