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Rhod Gilbert has said that although he still has a ‘lot of issues’ following his cancer diagnosis, he is ‘pinching himself’ at being able to return to the stage.
The comedian, 55, announced in 2022 that he was being treated for stage 4 cancer after discovering a lump while on a trek raising money for cancer patients.
After undergoing chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery he’s now back on the road, currently touring his show Rhod Gilbert & The Giant Grapefruit.
Appearing on The One Show on Monday night to speak about the tour, he also offered a promising health update.
When asked by host Alex Jones how he was feeling, Rhod confirmed he was ‘still all clear’ before joking that he ‘should have checked that before I came on the show’.
‘I’m still in the care of the wonderful Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff and having checks every few weeks,’ he explained.
Rhod Gilbert has said he is ‘pinching himself’ at being able to perform on stage again (Picture: BBC)
He was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer in 2022 (Picture: Rhod Gilbert/ Instagram)
After sharing how he ‘felt wonderful’, Rhod said he still had ‘lots of issues’ that might stay with him for life.
‘But who knows? I’m here. I’m good,’ he added.
He then went on to say: ‘Every night I’m on stage pinching myself that I’m on stage and performing two years after being diagnosed.’
Speaking more about his show, Rhod said it was ‘happy and uplifting’ despite the fact it discussed cancer.
He is currently touring his show Rhod Gilbert & The Giant Grapefruit (Picture: Matt Frost/ ITV/ REX/ Shutterstock)
‘We do cancer bingo some nights and it can get quite dark, but people enjoy sharing, raising awareness and laughing, which is taking some power back from the disease,’ he said.
During his first TV appearance after announcing his diagnosis publicly, Rhod said on The One Show in October last year that he was ‘happy to be alive’.
‘I’ll always have symptoms and things, from head and neck cancer, the treatment’s quite rough, there’ll always be the niggly symptoms but, broadly, I feel wonderful!’ he declared at the time.
Last year he also released a documentary with Channel 4, A Pain in the Neck, an ‘intimate, inspiring and humorous journey’ through his treatment.
The One Show airs weeknights at 7pm on BBC One.
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