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'My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding' star Paddy Doherty opens up about six-hour op to beat prostate cancer

My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding’s Paddy Doherty (L) has opened up about his seven month battle with prostrate cancer
My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding’s Paddy Doherty (L) has opened up about his seven month battle with prostrate cancer

Paddy Doherty has opened up about his seven-month battle with prostate cancer, hoping that it will encourage more men to get checked if they’re experiencing symptoms.

The My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding figure endured a near six-hour long operation and has now been given the all-clear. Looking back though, he can’t believe he initially ignored the problem for over four months considering how much the “razor blade” sensation was disrupting his everyday life.

“You go to the toilet and you’re having a wee and it’s unbelievably painful,” he revealed to hosts Sean Fletcher, Kate Garraway and Ben Shephard. “Honest to God. You have enemies and this that. You’d have to be evil to wish it on anyone. It’s the worst pain.”

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He noted that it was noticing that he was starting to pass blood through his urine, as well as the constant pestering from his wife Roseanne, that encouraged him to seek professional help.

“To get her off my case I went to the doctor’s. She came with me,” the former bare-knuckle boxer recalled. “It’s not meant to be the woman looking after the man in our culture. I went to the doctor’s. He sent me straight to the hospital.

‘Celebrity Big Brother’ star Paddy Doherty previously revealed he ‘considered suicide’ over pain of prostate cancer
‘Celebrity Big Brother’ star Paddy Doherty previously revealed he ‘considered suicide’ over pain of prostate cancer

“I didn’t even know what prostate was. I still haven’t got a clue what it is now. That’s how foolish I was.

“They said I had cancer. The penny dropped then. I said, ‘Oh I’m in trouble now’.”

Doherty, 60, went on to say that he’s “100% cured” but that it shouldn’t have taken him such a long time to address the issue. “You know what it is about travellers – they’re so proud,” he explained. “They should put their pride to one side. A man should check themselves.”

“Like a woman checks herself every man should do that, no matter who you are or what you are. ‘You think you’re built like a brick and all that but believe me that will break you down to size.”

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Dr Hilary Jones, who regularly appears on GMB to discuss medical topics, appeared alongside Doherty to talk about the symptoms of prostate cancers. “If you catch it early you can cure it,” he said.

He detailed how it typically affects men over 50, making them need to urinate more frequently and urgently. They might also experience a weaker flow and often feel like they can’t empty their bladder fully.