Coronation Street star explains the ‘isolation and fear’ of cancer diagnosis at 19

Coronation Street prima Jack James Ryan has opened up astir the crab diagnosis helium received astatine 19 years aged arsenic helium gears up for Movember’s yearly fundraising event.

Movember is simply a charity that aims to rise consciousness and funds for men’s mental health, including termination prevention, prostate and testicular cancer, which 45% of the 2,000 British adults polled person been affected by, either personally oregon done idiosyncratic they know.

‘As idiosyncratic who’s personally been done the situation of testicular cancer, I can’t accent capable however important it is to openly speech astir men’s health,’ Jack said.

‘I retrieve the feeling of isolation, fear, and vulnerability that came with my diagnosis, and however hard it was to find others who understood what I was going through.

‘That’s wherefore Movember means truthful overmuch to maine – helping marque abstraction for america to person existent conversations astir men’s intelligence and carnal health.’

The Jacob Hay actor, present 28, is joining a big of British stars of TV, athletics and social media to enactment the origin this November, and has been pictured sporting a caller ‘tache.

However, increasing immoderate caller facial hairsbreadth isn’t the lone mode to get progressive successful the challenge, arsenic the run highlights.

The run aims to amusement that anyone tin get progressive successful Movember. If increasing a moustache isn’t for you, past you tin marque up your ain challenge, get moving more, ascent a mountain, springiness up a atrocious wont oregon prime up a caller 1 that stretches you.

Anne-Cecile Berthier, Country Director UK & Europe astatine Movember said: ‘Here astatine Movember, we’re driven by a bold ngo to alteration the look of men’s health. But that ngo isn’t ours to tackle alone. To genuinely marque a difference, we request to unite our planetary assemblage of supporters.  

‘Moustache oregon nary moustache, determination are countless ways to amusement enactment and get involved, from moving 60km successful the month, hosting an lawsuit oregon taking connected an epic challenge, we promote everyone to reply the telephone and get progressive this Movember and assistance halt men from dying excessively young.’

Joining Jack successful the situation are Olympian Max Whitlock, Ted Lasso and Celebrity Race Across the World prima Kola Bokinni, broadcaster Matt Johnson, intelligence Health Ambassador Dr Alex George, Sunday Brunch Presenter Simon Rimmer, histrion Royce Pierreson of the Line of Duty and The Witcher and galore more.

Jack joined the ITV soap arsenic Jacob Hay successful 2021. In 2023, helium near the thoroughfare erstwhile Jacob was driven retired by gangster dada Damon Hay (Ciaran Griffiths).

Click present for much accusation connected Movember, and however to motion up oregon donate.

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