Andrew Garfield has been very open about dealing with the grief of losing his mom to cancer in 2019. He discussed her death on The Late Show, calling it “unexpressed love,” and the topic came up again during a recent episode of Sesame Street.

The loss of a parent is one of the most heartbreaking life events someone can go through. Andrew Garfield shared his journey of grief with Elmo on the Friday, Oct. 18 episode of Sesame Street and the clip went viral for all the right reasons.

Andrew Garfield teared up while talking about his mother’s death during a Friday, October 18 appearance with Elmo on ‘Sesame Street’