We are no longer accepting comments on this article. I felt like on the one hand I'd just been told I had a terminal illness, on the other, finding out the boys weren't mine was just very, very hard.'. He said: 'They are my children. 'It didn't hurt me because he hadn't been my dad for a few years. 'I don't know if I'd call it estranged,' Joel said. I said to them, 'Look, I will never do anything that I don’t want your mum to know about. He said: 'When Richard was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis he asked us to do blood tests. Joel Mason was raised by Richard Mason, founder of MoneySuperMarket, until the tycoon learned the truth when doctors told him he had been infertile since birth and couldn't be the boys' father I'm not talking to him and Willem is in a similar boat, but Ed is a bit closer to him. She’s cold and critical as a person, but I thought she was a good mother to them.'. And she has since revealed she needs more operations because it is an 'aggressive genetic cancer'. The average age to become a mother is now 31. ', Joel (pictured) says he has no desire to find his biological father and that Mr Mason will always be his dad in his eyes. Mr Mason's ex-wife Kate (pictured) has been ordered to pay him £250,000 following an extraordinary legal case that has allowed her to keep the identity of the real father a secret, Richard Mason is pictured with his current wife, Emma. And here we are. 'Richard wants our real dad to get in touch, but why? A doting father for almost two decades, millionaire and founder of MoneySupermarket.com, Richard Mason, 55, had the world pulled from beneath his feet when he found out that his children were never his children. 'It didn't hurt me because he hadn't been my dad for a few years. She began a lie. 'Mum and dad are only talking through lawyers and I assume our natural father, whoever he is, has not made any contact and no doubt even knows we exist.'. All Richard did was give her a legal and financial thump in the stomach.'. RICHARD Mason, 55, only found out that he was not father to the three boys he raised when docs told him he had been infertile since birth. No, romance will have to wait: She's a single mother who juggles kids with a stellar broadcasting... Earl Spencer's fury at BBC bid to blame HIM over fake documents used to set up Princess Diana interview. 'Ed replied but Will and me didn't. He said: 'I don't know if I'd call it estranged. Richard Mason, 55, was told it would have been 'impossible' for him to father a child after being diagnosed with cystic fibrosis in 2016. Speaking on Good Morning Britain this morning, the entrepreneur said: 'It was like being hit by a hammer. She did it again and again. I'm A Celebrity 2020: 'I get to see my girls!' That was conclusive, it was the proof we needed. At the time I was in the sixth form at school and I thought it was something he was doing just to get money from my mum. ', Touching on his fractured relationship with his sons, the impact the court case has had on them and what he would say to them, Mr Mason told the show: 'I would say, 'Boys I haven’t done, anything wrong. None of the brothers want their biological father to come forward, says Joel. I never knew until a couple of years ago that Richard wasn't my real dad.'. 'I always thought she was a good mum to them. David Beckham for Sports Minister? By Lara Keay And Joseph Curtis For Mailonline, Published: 08:12 EST, 10 January 2019 | Updated: 08:17 EST, 10 January 2019. Mr Mason, 55, pictured with his third wife Emma at their home in north Wales left, and at Good Morning Britain, right, says he wants the boys' real father to come forward to put to be the lie the family has been living for years, Mrs Jones-Mason, right, who has battled breast cancer over the past two years, said her husband's ex 'deserved' the lawsuit, 'But he's still my dad and I'm not going to look for my real one. ', Joel said Martin and his mother didn't split up over the paternity furore, saying: 'The relationship just didn't work. 'At first we questioned it because Richard refused to do a DNA test in front of us or in the court so we thought he was just saying it and had messed with the data. After the divorce she moved on to a new relationship with Martin Smith, who lived with her in the huge family home overlooking Uttoxeter racecourse in Staffordshire until they recently separated. Mrs Mason, who is currently abroad on holiday with her niece, has remained silent. I wouldn't know what word to use. I love you and my door's always open. Now as Mr Mason's ex-wife Kate is ordered to pay him £250,000 following an extraordinary legal case that has allowed her to keep the identity of the real father a secret, his son Joel says he has no desire to find out who his biological dad is. I started the action when they were men. 'Myself and my twin Ed agreed, but our elder brother Willem refused. Asked if he regretted the legal action, Mr Mason said: 'The twins are 19 the oldest is 23. Joel Mason was raised by Richard Mason, founder of the price comparison website MoneySuperMarket, until the tycoon learned the truth when doctors told him he had been infertile since birth and couldn't be the boys' father. Joel admitted to having a difficult relationship with Mr Mason, who he hasn't spoken to for three years, but says he will always consider the businessman his real dad. It didn't really matter because we were grown up and he and my mum were divorced. At the time I was in the sixth form at school and I thought it was something he was doing just to get money from my mum. I felt nothing. It has finally blown up. It can be a bit difficult at times but they usually maintain a civil relationship.'. He added: 'It was like the world had just fallen away. Richard's ex-wife did not respond to comment when asked by Good Morning Britain. He just wants the attention. Defending his decision to take his ex-wife to court, Mr Mason, whose third wife Emma with breast cancer two years ago and had a mastectomy, said: 'I think it was inevitable it was going to happen. 'When the story broke I insisted that all the photos of the boys were toddlers. How about Daniel Craig for Defence? They're now 19 and 23. Mr Mason became visibly emotional while being interviewed and struggled to speak through tears. Richard Mason, 55, was told he was infertile at a hospital in Liverpool in 2016 Co-founder of MoneySupermarket.com was told that he had cystic fibrosis Mr Mason had been trying for a … Maureen Lipman insists it's 'fair enough' to put older actresses on the scrapheap... and says female screen... 'They are trying to make me the scapegoat': Maradona's doctor tearfully denies responsibility for... How one company is leading the way on helping the environment and how you can help too! And have a word with your mum.'. 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