First Dates star Merlin Griffiths diagnosed with bowel cancer
metro.co.ukthe Mirror, scans and X-rays did not reveal anything at the time, but he went to A&E when the pain became too much – and was referred for an urgent sigmoidoscopy.It was there that doctors found a stage three tumour – that measured 4.5cm in length – and gave him the news.They are thought to have given him a 75% chance of living for more than five years.Merlin, who stars on the dating show beside Fred Sirieix, is making sure that he has kept his sense of humour despite the health battles.‘I’m keeping that positive outlook, but I’ve a morbid sense of humour.
I tell people, “I have colorectal cancer… it’s a real pain in the a**e,’ he joked to the publication.Speaking of the moment he had to tell his daughter Alix, seven, about the condition, he.
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