Rolf Harris is gravely sick with cancer

Rolf Harris is gravely ill with cancer.

The disgraced entertainer is reportedly unable to talk or eat and requires around-the-clock care after being diagnosed with neck cancer.

Rolf, 92, lives a reclusive life in Berkshire with his wife Alwen Hughes – who is suffering from Alzheimer's disease – following his release from prison in 2017 and his health is believed to have taken worse after his beloved poodle died earlier this year.

The Australian star was a presence on British TV screens for decades but his career in the spotlight ended in disgrace in 2014 as he was found guilty of 12 counts of indecent assault against four teenage girls.

Neighbour Portia Wooderson told The Daily Telegraph newspaper: "Only carers and nurses, who care for him 24 hours, come and go. I'm told he can't eat anymore."

Author and private investigator William Merritt confirmed that the former 'Animal Hospital' star is "gravely sick" but insists that Harris still has a flair for entertainment.

Merritt said: "(He's) battling a cancer of the neck, and gargles when he talks. It's difficult to understand him, but he is still the entertainer.

"As soon as one or two people walk into the room, he turns into a big kid again. He's an artistic type, and he'll try to perform on cue, even when he's unwell."

Harris' health is believed to deteriorated in recent years and it is understood that he was hospitalised during his time in prison after a diabetes scare.

A neighbour said in 2019: "He's in poor health and has declined rapidly. He doesn't come out any more and when he does it's only ever with his carer."