Jamie Theakston told fans he had Stage 1 throat cancer on Tuesday and now his Heart FM co-star, Amanda Holden, has revealed Davina McCall was instrumental in his diagnosis
Amanda Holden has thanked Davina McCall for encouraging Jamie Theakston to go to the doctor before his cancer diagnosis.
The Heart FM star, 53, shocked fans yesterday when he announced he had Stage 1 throat cancer, stating “I have cancer, but cancer doesn’t have me” in an inspirational post on Instagram.
Earlier this month, the father-of-two thanked his fans for spotting a change in his voice, which he got checked out by doctors. The presenter was found to have a lesion on his vocal chords, which he then had removed in an operation.
After the news of his biopsy was revealed, Amanda was joined by Davina on Heart Breakfast and said that when the mum-of-three filled in for her back in June, the TV star thought she’d caused Jamie’s throat problems after “throttling him with a bear hug”. The Heart Breakfast host reminded the Masked Singer star of the greeting she gave Jamie back in June, jokingly suggesting it caused the presenter to lose his voice and in turn, seek help.
Amanda said: “We kind of want to thank you because when, on the day that you left… now Davina is known for her bear hugs.” Davina interjected, saying: “I’m worried about this.” Amanda continued: “You gave Jamie a massive cuddle, which kind of half throttled him. Because of that, when I came back, Jamie started losing his voice and it got worse and worse.”
A concerned Davina then said: “Did I do it?” to which Amanda replied: “He went to the doctor and the doctor said, ‘This isn’t right, we’re going to look at your throat’ and because of you, he went to the doctor in the first place. Then, on his throat they found a lesion, which he’s since had removed and everything is fine.”
The Britain’s Got Talent judge was one of the first to send her well wishes to Jamie after he took to Instagram to share his health update. Explaining the presenter had given her strict instructions in his absence while he receives treatment, she said: “He has told us that we have got to hold the fort and he has told us that the show must go on and absolutely that’s what we’re going to do. We’re going to do him proud.”
The Britain’s Got Talent judge also rushed to social media to share her love and support. She shared Jamie’s post about his diagnosis on her Story and added: “We love you @jamie_theakston.” She then wrote on her own Instagram page: “Our wonderful @jamie_theakston has been diagnosed with stage 1 laryngeal cancer.His prognosis is very good and he has an incredible team around him. Jamie. We love and miss you and look forward to seeing you very soon.”
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