Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox The ex partner of Real Housewives of Cheshire star Ester Dee has been hiding a secret cancer heartache.
Rob Lloyd, 57, who also appeared in the Channel Four show The Secret Millionaire, was diagnosed with lymphoma two years ago.
The businessman, who was in the fourth series of the show, in 2009, which sees millionaires go incognito to help others, underwent months of gruelling chemotherapy after splitting with Ester.
Although still on medication himself Rob has devoted his time to raising funds for the disability Charity Sense after being moved by the story of siblings Mia and Charlie Clucas, who have a rare genetic condition.
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