TV legend Johnny Ball has revealed he has been secretly fighting prostate cancer.
The 87-year-old, who first found fame presenting Play School in 1967, was diagnosed in August 2022.
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He then underwent three months of daily radiation treatment and is now in recovery.
He told The Mirror: “I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in August 2022 and, thankfully, after three months of daily radiation treatment, starting in the September, I’m through it, I’m fine.”
Johnny, who has regular annual checks, says he knows how fortunate he has been to survive.
He said: “My friend Harry Secombe didn’t survive it, Bob Monkhouse didn’t survive it. I’m 20 years younger than them and I am lucky, because now we can cure it.”