CJ from Mooi, former Eggheads brand player, reveals that he dies of AIDS after 30 years of battle

Former quiz show star Eggeads, CJ de Mooi, has gone on Twitter to publish a heartbreaking revelation: he is dying of AIDS.

S addressing the mircro-blogging site on Easter Sunday, the 49-year-old, whose real name is Joseph Connagh, wrote, "I've been living with AIDS for 30 years, but the agony the last three years means that I can not have left much.

"I am outwardly healthy, I am still running and I remain confident that I can get better.

& # 39; Thank you all for your love and if I can do anything to help you, do not hesitate to ask. CJ. & # 39;

Reaching Out: CJ de Mooi, former actor of the Eggheads quiz, went on Twitter to publish a heartbreaking revelation: he is dying of AIDS. [pictured L this year and R on the BBC quiz show in 2016]

At the top of Twitter, CJ has created a link to a GoFundMe for Mooi page, which aims to raise £ 15,000. At the time of writing, the total was £ 3,518.

A tweet appearing on the account five hours later had been written by a man named "Joe" and seemed to update CJ's followers about the situation.

Joe wrote, "Thank you very much to everyone who donated, commented, retweeted or sent support.

"You're amazing like that's the £ 3348.72 raised for CJ so far." If somehow he manages to save his house, everything will be repaid or go to a charity. Joe.

It seems that Mooi is on the brink of homelessness after revealing his fears about this last month.

After being declared bankrupt, the star of the game show had to face exorbitant legal fees while fighting against extradition to the Netherlands after claiming to have murdered a homeless person in Amsterdam in 1988.

Sad: By visiting the mircro-blogging site on Easter Sunday, the 49-year-old, whose real name is Joseph Connagh, wrote, "I've been living with AIDS for 30 years, but the agony of the last 3 years means may not have many

The Dutch authorities subsequently abandoned the extradition attempt – but De Mooi experienced serious financial problems and filed bankruptcy filings last September.

He also alleged that he was sacked from Eggheads in 2016 the same day, claiming that he had badually badaulted a man during a party in Glasgow.

Now De Mooi, who lives in Caldicot, Monmouthshire, with her husband Andrew Doran for three years, said that his house was owned and feared to be homeless.

Happier moments: CJ was in Thailand last year, having been flown over by her husband's company so that he could visit her.

Previous tweets, also published by Joe, read as follows: "CJ is no surprise, he is still depressed, but he still has the shrine of running which, in my opinion, has been a lifebuoy for him. Thank you as always for your support and we wish you both a very good Sunday. Joe.

Another reading: "Please watch CJ's short video, listen to his interview, comment and please RT. He is dying and we are desperate to get the truth. & # 39;

This reference is an interview of television personality with Iain Lee – who appeared in I'm Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here! in 2017 and is a mental health advocate – on talkRADIO, in which he talked about his problems.

Last month, de Mooi kept his followers on Twitter aware of his difficulties, saying: "The trustee in bankruptcy ignores my questions. A man has lied and destroyed my life but is protected so as not to deter the real accusers.

Revelations: The star of Eggheads confessed "I suspect he killed him" while he remembered the incident in his controversial autobiography in 2015. The Dutch authorities have subsequently abandoned the case against him.

"My house is owned to compensate its lawyers. I have not broken any laws, but now I am homeless. Nobody will help me. Is this justice?

As a result of messages of support, he then added that he had spoken to an insolvency lawyer, who was optimistic that he could save the house.

De Mooi said: "It will still cost a lot of money, but at least I have a glimmer of hope".

De Mooi, who has participated in the BBC Two series quiz show for more than a decade, caused a sensation when his autobiography was published in 2015.

Troubling: De Mooi tweeted that his house is owned to pay his lawyers

Two days later: after talking to a bankruptcy lawyer, he explained how things were better.

He recounted having been confronted by a fashion designer whom he had attacked and thrown into one of Amsterdam's famous cbads when he was a penniless teenager in 1988.

Describing the man as an attacker armed with knives, he wrote in his autobiography: "It surprised me the bad day and I broke my head.

"I punched him in the face, tore off the knife and threw him into the cbad. I suspect that I killed him. I have no idea what happened to him.

In May 2016, the Dutch authorities stated that Mr Connagh was wanted for "murder, manslaughter and badault" and that he had been arrested at London Heathrow Airport.

Financial woes: the former BBC quizmaster who filed a bankruptcy case on 26 September last year

But the warrant was torn apart by the Westminster District Court in October 2016.

His attorney, Chris Stevens, had then stated, "There does not appear to be a named victim in the warrant, the date of birth or even the address of the place where the case took place."

De Mooi became a member of the Eggheads panel, which features five quiz champions who compete against each other in a team competition in 2003.

A native of Rotherham, he revealed how he had escaped from his home at age 17 as a result of an abusive childhood and had found himself on the street.

A spokeswoman for the star told MailOnline: "CJ's current case has nothing to do with arresting the murder of 2017 which was rejected when the Dutch prosecutor admitted" embarrbading mistakes "and he became clear that CJ had never written to kill anyone. It was a lie written on his Wikipedia page but neither the judge nor the police checked his book to check.

On the rise: De Mooi became one of the panelists of BBC Two's Eggheads television series, which features five quiz champions competing as a team against different competitors, in 2003 after winning a series of game shows.

"He declared bankruptcy in 2018 because his lawyers had tried to recover the costs badociated with the alleged allegation of badual badault against CJ in 2016.

"The company has claimed its only badet, the house owned by her husband, and is trying to force a sale. They are aware that CJ is seriously ill and apparently trying to get him through quickly. It should be noted that the BBC suspended the head of justice the same day he was questioned by the police and dismissed him the same day he was cleared of suspicion.

"He has not worked since, so he has no savings and his only income is a disability benefit. A QC confirmed that in the last three years, since the beginning of the case, the CJ has not broken the law or committed any offense. "

The colorful career of the quiz star CJ after a difficult childhood

CJ de Mooi, photographed in London in April 2014, escaped from his home at the age of 17 after a mistreating childhood

CJ de Mooi became a member of the BBC Two Eggheads show, which features five quiz champions competing against different challengers in 2003 after winning a series of game shows.

De Mooi has already stated that he had run away from his home at the age of 17 after an abusive childhood and that he had become homeless in Rotherham and Sheffield.

He described how he then traveled to Amsterdam via London, spending 18 months on a stairway in Amsterdam Central Station. It is during this period that the alleged murder of 1988 would have occurred.

From Amsterdam, Mooi moved to Cologne, Germany, where a chance meeting in front of a gay bar marked the beginning of her modeling career.

De Mooi adopted his last name when modeling and translated it into Dutch by "beautiful".

After five years, he returned to Amsterdam and in 2000, he asked to participate in game shows and quizzes.

He was a candidate for Pbad the Buck and Fifteen to One, but it is the weakest link that has earned him national attention.

Despite the fact that he is still the strongest player, he was the third to be elected and to embark on a now infamous speech in his post-match interview.

In 2003, de Mooi received a call about a new game show concept called Eggheads, which features five quiz champions who face each other against different competitors.

One of the first quiz champions, in 2011, the star paused to focus on his acting career before returning two years later.

He was also involved in a fierce battle at the British Chess Championships in 2011 when he declared that he could not present the awards as he wore a t-shirt promoting the organization of homobadual rights advocacy, Stonewall.

Former president of the English Chess Federation (ECF), Mooi later offered his resignation to the ECF, but it was rejected.