Grant Urquhart: Last News

Channel 4 star opened up about his battle with bowel cancer last September and has spoken previously about how he dealt with such horror health news.Merlin was told by doctors that he has a 75 per cent chance of living beyond five years following his recent bowel cancer diagnosis.Medical professionals at Northampton General Hospital discovered a stage three tumour that measured 4.5cm in length.The Channel 4 star has tried to stay positive since the diagnosis and has spoken about how he gets through.He said: "I’ve shed a tear in private."But you can choose ‘to do’ or ‘not to do’."I chose to lead my life as normal, to stick to the facts about it, and to keep putting one step in front of the other", he admitted to the Sunday Mirror.Merlin is the landlord of a pub with his partner Lucile, who he met over ten years ago at a cocktail competition, and they share one daughter, Alix.The pub opened in 2010 and is called The Priory Tavern in Kilburn.The couple's pub won Regional Cellar Keeper of the Year in 2015.In the interview, Merlin also revealed that he started feeling pain in June last year.However, he thought it was caused by scar tissue in his stomach from a car accident when he was 20 years old.Griffiths said: "I thought, as most people must when they get a diagnosis, ‘Oh f***, I’ve got cancer’."It’s terrifying – of course, I want to live."The first people who Merlin informed of his diagnosis was his partner Lucile, and First Dates star Fred Sirieix, Grant Urquhart and Cici Coleman.After the cancer battle, Merlin launched the first no alcohol bar with Harrogate Spring Water at Royal Ascot 2022.However, he was back in hospital this month due to complications with recent surgery.He took to Instagram to tell fans: "Last time

First Dates star Merlin Griffiths has shared an update with fans after returning to hospital over bowel cancer complications. Merlin posted a photo to Instagram of himself in a hospital bed on Monday (June 27), which he captioned "Oh. .