Louis Walsh revealed he has been fighting a rare form of blood cancer, as he candidly opened up during a chat to his Celebrity Big Brother housemates on Friday night's episode.The former X Factor judge, 71, has been diagnosed with waldenstrom macroglobulinaemia and explained his health diagnosis gave him a "reality check," during a chat with Levi Roots and Ekin-Su.Asked about his experiences in lockdown, he replied: “I was sick, and I think nobody knew I was sick.
I had cancer – a mild version, a rare one, in my blood," before adding that it "knocked him sick" when he heard the dreaded word.“I didn’t even know I had it until I went to the hospital.
They checked me and then they found it.” Louis said it affected him mentally. Pointing to his head, he admitted: “It’s just up here, even when I go past a hospital I almost get sick.
It’s all gone, I’m fine. It was just the shock of being sick and that word – nobody wants that word.“I have it blocked out, a reality check.You see so many people sick and it’s terrible.
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