Johnny Ball opens up about cancer battle
Johnny Ball has revealed that he was diagnosed with cancer in 2022.
Johnny Ball is feeling "fine" after overcoming prostate cancer.
The 87-year-old broadcaster has revealed that he was diagnosed with cancer back in 2022, but he's been successfully treated for the disease.
Johnny - who competed on Strictly Come Dancing in 2012 - told the Mirror: "I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in August 2022 and, thankfully, after three months of daily radiation treatment, starting in the September, I’m through it, I’m fine."
Despite this, Johnny refuses to take his health for granted, revealing that he follows a number of steps in order to remain in good shape.
He shared: "First I do a simple bending and stretching routine that lasts about two and a half minutes, the speed I do it at. And then, I lift my two 2kg dumbbells for two and a half minutes.
"My daily routine is six to seven minutes at the most, but it keeps me incredibly fit."
Julia Peckham, Johnny's ex-wife and the mother of radio DJ Zoe Ball, died of cancer last year.
And Zoe previously admitted that losing her mum had a devastating impact on her, eventually leading to a breakdown.
Speaking on the Dig It with Jo Whiley and Zoe Ball podcast, she shared: "I couldn't work.
"I was on the floor in the kitchen. I couldn't, I couldn't move.
"I had a proper emotional breakdown, you know, I haven't really talked about it actually. But it was, yeah, it was brutal."
Zoe also revealed that she struggled on Julia's first birthday after she passed away.
She said: "It's a year and a bit since we lost mum, and I found her birthday this year, the toughest, the toughest, you know, a whole year later.
"That was brutal. It was a week of absolute weeping, I still get quite emotional sort of talking about mum, even now.
"But I think leaning on your loved ones is the best thing and also just not being afraid to weep. There's a lot of crying, there's a lot of pain that has to come out."
