Jamie Theakston had a huge announcement to share with fans after being diagnosed with stage one laryngeal
Jamie admitted he’d had an “awful” five months battling cancer, telling his co-star : “I’ve had enough of hospitals and operations. I’ve got some news for you, because I can tell you that as of today, I am cancer-free.”
The star explained he was given a 1 in 6 chance he’d never speak again after numerous surgeries to help fix his throat, and was given a 1 in 10 chance of dying.
Jamie went to the doctor assuming he’d be told it was a simple sore throat – and was told instead “it’s probably cancer.”
Later, he announced his return to Heart FM: “I’ve got some more news for you, because I can tell you that on Monday I will be back on the show!” Jason King – better known as JK – was told “today is your last show” after standing in for Jamie.
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Jamie Theakston had some huge news to share (Image: Getty)
Amanda couldn’t believe how “tanned and thin” Jamie looked, as he confessed: “I’ve had enough of hospitals and operations. It’s just lovely to be back.”
An emotional Amanda said: “I think the worst thing when something like this happens to you is the amount of tests, the amount of doctors and hospitals you have to face – and then the waiting around for results.”
Jamie added: “Scans! I’ve had scanxiety. Anyone who’s been through what I’ve been through will know, you just get a barrage of statistics. When I got my diagnosis – which came as an awful shock by the way, I was fully intending to be told that I had a sore throat – when I was told it’s probably cancer, literally I didn’t even know what to say. It just blew my mind.”
Jamie announced he’s returning to Heart FM next week (Image: Getty)
Doctors told him: “There’s a 1 in 10 chance you won’t survive it.” Jamie said: “I had to go, ‘Okay, I’ll take that.’ I had to do several surgeries – the first surgery wasn’t as successful as we hoped.
“I had a second surgery, and then a third surgery, and each time I was doing more and more damage to my vocal cords. In actual fact by the third surgery they said, ‘You’ve got a 1 in 6 chance you might not be able to talk again’.
“You kind of think, ‘oh, okay, that’s like rolling a dice. I’ll take that’.”
Amanda mused: “It’s also horrific for your loved ones. Your lovely wife Sophie and the boys, to have to love you through it. I know they probably had to go to different corners of the house and silently weep in order to come back to you stronger.”