UK Radio Host Jamie Theakston, 53, Diagnosed with Throat Cancer: 'I'll Have a Great Story to Tell' 

After listeners said he sounded different on air, British radio host Jamie Theakston sought medical attention – and discovered he had throat cancer.

“As you know – I recently had an operation to remove a lesion on my vocal cords. A biopsy identified this as stage 1 laryngeal cancer,” Theakston shared in a September 17 Instagram post.

It was a follow-up to his post on September 1, where Theakston, 53, wrote: “Sooo, a few of you listeners have noticed my voice not sounding right over the past few weeks – I have to thank you… checked out — Doctors have found a lesion on my vocal cords that I removed this weekend.”

Jamie Theakston.

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And as he said in his update, “So…I have cancer…but cancer doesn’t have me! The prognosis is very positive.”

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Theakston, who shares two children with his wife, jewelery designer Sophie Theakston, announced he would be taking a leave of absence from the long-running Heart Radio breakfast show, which he has co-hosted since 2005. His current co-host, Britain has talent judge Amanda Holden, will continue the show with deejay JK stepping in for Theakston.

“I hope to be back with you in October. Until then, I’ve been told to give my voice a rest,” Theakston wrote, cheekily adding that the show is “in the mostly capable hands of Amanda and JK.”

They talked about his illness on air, and Holden said “even though it’s been identified as cancer, it’s not all bad news.”

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“The prognosis is very positive, and Jamie has an amazing team to handle this. He’ll be fine. He hopes that he will be back with us very soon,” added JK.

Theakston, who first rose to fame hosting a children’s show Live and hittinghe was inundated with well wishes from stars like Spice Emma Bunton — with whom he once hosted the show.

Jamie Theakston and Amanda Holden.

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“Love you to the core, ❤️,” Bunton wrote.

Chef Jamie Oliver chimed in and wrote: “❤️❤️ much love bro, you got this, sending you love xxx”

And British pop star Olly Murs wrote: “Sooo much love to you my friend!! Get well soon mate 💪🏻💪🏻”

And his wife, Sophie, shared his post on her Instagram stories, writing: “My man #we gotthis.”

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