SO SAD: ITV presenter announces heartbreaking cancer news after pulling out of work
The ITV regular shared the news on social media after being forced to postpone his tour.
ITV presenter announces heartbreaking cancer news after pulling out of work (Image: ITV)
The Motorbike Show star Henry Cole has revealed he’s been diagnosed with gut cancer in a heartbreaking admission. The TV star, 62, shared the sad news on social media as he’s forced to postpone his upcoming theatre tour to undergo surgery. The host issued an apology to fans for pulling out of his show as he attempts to make a full recovery following the operation.
In the video shared on Instagram, he began: “I’ve just got a little announcement OK, and that is, I’m terribly sorry. I’m going to have to move the gigs this side of Christmas, the live shows to after Christmas when we’ll rebook them. I’ll tell you why that is, it’s because I’ve got a little bit of the cancer, OK? Down in my little gut here. It’s localised, it’s easy to operate on, and thank gosh we found it.”
Remaining upbeat, Henry continued: “So, I am told, God willing, that I will make a full recovery, and I’ll come up smiling around February, but please folks, please understand I’m so sorry, I didn’t obviously mean that to happen, but in the meantime, filming, look!
The ITV presenter shared an update on Instagram (Image: Instagram/Henry Cole)
“Filming is not affected, but whatever happens, God sometimes does a small poo in your man bag doesn’t he.”
Henry concluded: “But we’re gonna be OK, and also whatever life throws at you, you’ve got to grow old disgracefully, I’ll update you as I go. Lots of love!”
Among those to share messages of support for Henry was Elizabeth Hurley, who starred in his 1995 film Mad Dogs and Englishmen, and she commented: “I love you [two heart emojis].”
Henry previously opened up about his heroin addiction in an interview with The Telegraph in 2019, admitting he suffered a downward spiral during his time working as a news cameraman.
Henry Cole and co-star Simon O’Brien on Find It, Fix It, Flog It (Image: ITV)
He said: “I was spending £250 a day on heroin, drawing on my overdraft and what I could bleed from my little company. Luckily, I hadn’t signed any personal guarantees.”
Henry has fronted an array of motorbike-themed shows, including World’s Greatest Motorcycle Rides, The Motorbike Show, Shed and Buried, Junk & Disorderly and Find It, Fix It, Flog It.
Prior to that, he worked as a cameraman and director, before launching his own production company.
He shares two sons, Charlie and Tom, with his wife Janie.
