Comedian Rhod Gilbert reveals heartbreaking double tragedy months after all-clear from Stage 4 head and neck cancer

COMEDIAN Rhod Gilbert has opened up aft being deed by a heartbreaking treble calamity conscionable months aft his conflict with signifier 4 cancer.

Welshman Rhod, 55, announced helium had been diagnosed with metastatic crab of the caput and cervix successful July 2022.

But Rhod has present revealed helium was dealt a devastating stroke conscionable months aft his bully news.

Rhod said that helium recovered during the interval of a stand-up gig helium was doing that his person had passed distant from terminal cancer, reports the Mirror.

He besides said that past week helium attended the ceremonial for the dada of different person of his, who had besides died from cancer. 

Rhod said: "This week I've been to a ceremonial for my friend's dad, who died of cancer.

"In the interval portion connected signifier successful Halifax, I [also] recovered retired that a person of excavation had died of cancer. 

"I knew helium had gone into extremity of beingness care, truthful it wasn't a immense surprise, but it conscionable happened successful that infinitesimal wherever I conscionable truthful happened to person travel disconnected signifier during the interval, looked astatine my telephone and work a substance saying, "He's gone"."

On however helium managed to transportation connected aft learning the news, Rhod added: "I conscionable focused connected what bully I could bash successful that infinitesimal I suppose."

Rhod received his archetypal wide scan successful October past year after undergoing attraction for signifier 4 cancer.

He was diagnosed successful July 2022, and was treated astatine the Velindre Cancer Centre successful Cardiff, wherever helium had been a fundraising patron for a decennary earlier the diagnosis.

The comedian underwent country for metastatic crab of the caput and neck, followed by sessions of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

Back successful April, connected a sojourn to The One Show, Rhod updated hosts Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas on beingness aft being fixed the each clear.

Rhod said: “[I’m] inactive each clear. Still successful the attraction of the fantastic Velindre Cancer Centre successful Cardiff. Still checks each fewer weeks, but astatine the moment, each clear.

“I consciousness wonderful. I mean, I’ve got tons of issues that I whitethorn oregon whitethorn not person for the remainder of my life.

“Who cares? I’m here, I’m bully and each nighttime I’m pinching myself that I’m doing this, that I’m connected signifier performing, present 2 years aft being diagnosed.”

The funnyman is performing passim the UK successful 2024 and 2025 connected his Rhod Gilbert & The Giant Grapefruit tour and helium says his unwellness influenced immoderate of the contented of his show.

Rhod explained: "Grapefruit, partially a motion to the tumour that was successful my neck, and partially the happening of erstwhile beingness gives you lemons you marque lemonade.

"Well this is what to bash erstwhile beingness starts throwing grapefruits astatine you which is adjacent worse successful my sentiment but it's a blessed show, it's an uplifting show."

Rhod has been joined to his wife Sian Harries since 2013.

Sian is an award-winning drama writer whose credits see Man Down and Tourist Trap.

Since debuting successful professional comedy back successful 2002, Rhod has been nominated for the Perrier Best Newcomer Award (2005) and hosted a play amusement on BBC Radio Wales.

He has besides appeared connected specified shows arsenic Would I Lie To You?, QI, Mock the Week, Never Mind The Buzzcocks and 8 Out of 10 Cats.

Rhod was a contestant connected the seventh bid of Taskmaster alongside chap comedians James Acaster, Kerry Godliman, Phil Wang and Jessica Knappett. 

He antecedently gave an penetration into his crab travel with documentary A Pain successful the Neck, which aired successful October 2023.

The One Show interrogation comes pursuing Rhod emotionally sharing his story while featuring on Celebrity Bake Off successful March.

He was up against Danny Dyer, Leigh Francis and Yinka Bokinni successful assistance of Stand Up to Cancer.