Russell Watson is still living with the effects of two terrifying brain tumour scares. The much-loved opera singer, who is currently entertaining the nation on I'm A Celebrity, feared he wasn't going to wake up after the second horrifying ordeal.
Russell had been planning his fifth album in 2006 when an aggressive tumour was found growing on his pituitary gland. A second benign growth was found almost a year to the day later, along with bleeding on his brain, prompting emergency surgery and a course of radiotherapy to combat the tumour.
The musical theatre star has opened up about his traumatic experiences to his fellow campmates in the castle. And 14 years on, Russell still has to take extreme measures on a daily basis to stay alive.
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