Merlin was first diagnosed with the life threatening illness in September 2021, but believes he could have been diagnosed earlier, had he not ignored a red flag symptom
Star of Channel 4 First Dates Merlin Griffiths has spoken out on the red flag symptom he ignored before a devastating bowel cancer diagnosis. The 48-year-old, who rose to fame as the bar manager alongside Fred Siriex on First Dates, has spoken out in the hope of helping others, and wants to encourage people to normalise talking about their bowel movements.
Merlin has spoken about his tough journey since being diagnosed with a stage three bowel cancer, and said it has been 'long, painful and ugly'. After undergoing 18 months of intensive treatments and surgeries, he was given the 'all-clear' by medics in June.
In an interview with the Express this week, Merlin spoke about his hesitance to book a doctor's appointment at the very beginning. "There is still a certain amount of classic British reserve in the way that we deal with a lot of health issues," he said. "And this one is particularly – it is in that area, isn't it?
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