News about Rhod Gilbert

Rhod Gilbert 'pinching himself' over performing stand-up again two years after his cancer diagnosis as he prepares to head on tour and 'take some power back from this wretched disease by laughing at it'

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 29, 2024
Rhod Gilbert is delighted to be back on stage performing stand-up comedy two years after he was diagnosed with cancer. The star, 55, was diagnosed with head and neck cancer in 2022 and battled the disease before getting the all clear in October last year. During a fundraising trek he noticed a few symptoms which later turned out to be head and neck cancer.

Great British Bake Off 'in chaos as chocolate shortage and soaring prices threatens fan favourite week'

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 29, 2024
According to reports, the Great British Bake Off has been thrown into disarray as the team at Channel 4 considers dismissing a fan favourite week. According to The Sun, chiefs at the show may be compelled to miss the show's much-loved chocolate week due to the global cocoa shortage. It comes after consumers were warned that chocolate bunnies would not be the most cost-effective Easter gift this year due to the increase in cocoa prices.

As she and Joe Swash's Insta snaps before the Royal Television Society Awards, double nominee Stacey Solomon looks stunning in a satin rose gold gown

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 26, 2024
As she and her partner Joe Swash arrived out for the Royal Television Society Awards, Stacey Solomon stunned her in a satin gown. On Tuesday, Loose Women actress Rosie Crowley, 34, has been nominated for Best Presenter at the awards dinner, which takes place at The Grosvenor House Hotel in London. In the category, she will face comedian Rhod Gilbert and naturalist Chris Packham. Sort Your Life Out, Stacey's home improvement program, has also been selected for the Best Popular Factual Show.

Leigh Francis, a celebrity bake off 2024, is a winner at the Stand Up To Cancer Festival. After wowing judges with his 'disgusting' Showstopper cake, he is rewarded by a king

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 24, 2024
In the second episode of this year's Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer, Leigh Francis was crowned the winner. On Sunday night, the comedian defeated EastEnders legend Danny Dyer, funnyman Rhod Gilbert, and radio DJ Yinka Bokinni to be named with the Star Baker apron. Leigh modified his Keith Lemon alter ego to appear in the Channel 4 special and stunned judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith with his 'disgusting' Showstopper.

On The GBBO Stand Up To Cancer Celebrity special, Rhod Gilbert breaks down in tears describing his cancer battle. As his television return makes viewers emotionally, 'I'm lucky to be here at all.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 24, 2024
On Sunday, Rhod Gilbert cried in tears as he detailed his cancer fight on The Great Celebrity Bake Off Stand Up To Cancer special. Although fans were excited to see him back on television, viewers became empathetic as the comedian, 55, became so 'good' he is to be here. After being diagnosed with head and neck cancer in 2022, Rhod battled the 'brutal' disease and came out in October 2023.

As comedian Joe Coveney prepares for The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer, we have a look at Rhod Gilbert's "brutal" cancer war

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 17, 2024
On March 17, Rhod Gilbert will be stepping inside the Celebrity Bake Off tent for the Stand Up to Cancer special. Since being diagnosed with head and neck cancer in 2022, Rhod, 55, had his first clear scan in October. MailOnline looks at the Carmarthen-born comedian's vain and brutal' battle against the illness.

As he prepares to take part in Celebrity Bake Off, Munya Chawawa's rise to internet fame after being mocked as a youth and rising up in Zimbabwe

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 17, 2024
Munya Chawawa's baking skills will be put to the test in the Celebrity Bake Off tent for the Stand Up to Cancer charity on March 17. Munya, who will face Mel B, Oti Mabuse, Rhod Gilbert, and Danny Dyer for the coveted baking award, has had a long journey to fame. His path to internet stardom has been anything from his upbringing in Zimbabwe's civil war to being brutally mocked in school. Continue to learn more about the humourous comedian who came to prominence as a posh drill rapper during lockdown.

World's Most Dangerous Roads review: Rhod Gilbert's a natural literary wit - give that man a book deal!writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 19, 2024
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Some enterprising publisher should saddle Rhod Gilbert into a chair, shove a notebook in front of him, and encourage him to write a comic book. As he marched between avalanches of swearing on the world's Most Dangerous Roads (Dave), he has a turn of phrase that makes him the natural successor to literary wits such as Tom Sharpe. With the help of a Land Rover with his buddy, comedian Angela Barnes, Rhod, we discovered the steep track - rocks on one side, sheer drop on the other - was'more hairpins than an episode of Corrie'. Hilda Ogden and her curlers must have been thinking of him. They squeezed through the Saracen tunnel, half a mile long and unlit, he described it as 'tighter than a hippo's pop socks.' And as they finally arrived home, to Angela's amazement and disbelief, they said they were 'buzzing like a wasp in a trombone.'

Celebrity The 2024 line up was revealed: Mel B, Oti Mabuse, Danny Dyer are among the participants as Rhod Gilbert's come to the tent for the fight against cancer

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 5, 2024
Mel B, Oti Mabuse, Danny Dyer, and Rhod Gilbert are among the celebrities competing in Celebrity Great British Bake Off. Judges Paul Hollywood and Dame Prue Leith will honor 20 actors in the Stand Up To Cancer special, where their efforts will be evaluated by hosts Alison Hammond and Noel Fielding. Rhod, 55, was diagnosed with head and neck cancer after discovering a lump in April 2022. He had his first clear scan in October.

After being 'all clear' from the disease, Rhod Gilbert returns to comedy to host Stand Up To Cancer's roast

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 4, 2023
On Friday, Rhod Gilbert returned to television to host Channel 4's special Stand Up to Cancer: The Takeover. Since discovering a lump in April 2022, the comedian, 55, was diagnosed with head and neck cancer and was hospitalized at the Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff, where he had been a fundraising patron for a decade before his illness. He began the show's comedy roast at The Francis Crick Institute in London with a lighthearted reflection about his recent illness after being given the 'all clear' from the disease.

After undergoing stage four cancer therapy, Rhod Gilbert says he has seen his first clear scan, which he describes as the "best day of my life"

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 24, 2023
After undergoing treatment for stage four cancer, Rhod Gilbert has revealed that he has had his first clear scan. The comedian, 55, was diagnosed with head and neck cancer in July and was hospitalized at Cardiff's Velindre Cancer Centre, where he had been a fundraising patron for a decade prior to the diagnosis. He underwent surgery for metastatic head and neck cancer, as well as sessions of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

After receiving stage four cancer therapy, Rhod Gilbert wants to return to the stage with a 2024 comedy tour

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 3, 2023
Following admitting to 'life's short' after his stage four cancer treatment, the comedian, 54, has revealed that he wants to return to stage. Rhod Gilbert, who was diagnosed with stage four head and neck cancer in July last year, is on the brink of arranging a 2024 comedy tour. In a recent interview on BBC Radio Wales, the welsh comedian said he was deeply grateful to the and Velindre Cancer Centre for "getting me back to my feet." Adding: "My current attitude is that life is too short, and you've got to crack on and do these things."

When DIY SOS goes wrong: Vulnerable family in Cheltenham are not the first scandal to hit the BBC show after squeezed renovations, troll abuse, a crooked carpenter and even a Shreddies crisis

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 9, 2023
A family in Cheltenham may be the first to host a home improvement at the hands of BBC's DIY SOS team, but they are far from the first. After reportedly reporting a string of bungled DIY jobs carried out in February 2020, Peter Chapman, 64, is now embroiled in a controversy with the program's developers. We delves into some of the show's other renovation scandals that have made news in recent years.

After suffering from stage four head and neck cancer, Rhod Gilbert says he's grateful to be alive

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 23, 2023
Rhod Gilbert expressed joy in being alive ahead of his first appearance since being diagnosed with stage four head and neck cancer last year. On Friday, the comedian, 54, posted a video on Instagram showing him preparing for a show at Swansea Arena after he suffered with health problems. 'It's amazing being back doing stand-up for the first time in a year,' he said in a note. I'm feeling well.

Rhod Gilbert admits his cancer diagnosis 'p***ed him off' but insists he's on road to recovery

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 18, 2023
The comedian, 54, announced that he had stage four cancer last year and that he was being treated (bottom right) at a center where he had earlier raised funds for by doing charity treks. Rhod did not know where the disease was found first, but he has since revealed he was diagnosed with head and neck cancer last year, but he has maintained that he is on the mend. On Friday, he returned to screens for the first time since his illness as a result of Stand Up 2 Cancer's (left and right) he gave a moving address (left and right) at the National Comedy Awards, which was in aid of Stand Up 2 Cancer.

After a stage four cancer diagnosis, Rhod Gilbert stars in his first live comedy series

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 15, 2023
The comedian, 53, revealed that he had stage 4 cancer last year and that he was receiving medical attention at a center he had raised funds for by doing treks around the world, the Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff. Now, he has confirmed that he will appear at the Edinburgh Festival in August, where he will perform 'work in progress' form. He had to postpone performances in January due to gallstones and persistent gallbladder infections.

Rhod Gilbert says cancer is on his mind 24-hours a day, but that diagnosis will be used as stand-up information

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 3, 2023
Rhod Gilbert has said he will use his cancer diagnosis as stand-up material and is optimistic for the year ahead. In July, the comedian, 54, revealed that he had stage four cancer but didn't say where the condition was located. In his first interview since being hospitalized, the Welshman admitted that he worries about his cancer on a daily basis but that there is a certain degree of humour in it.'

Sian, the Comedian's wife, announces their descent to A&E

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 30, 2022
On Wednesday, Sian took to Twitter to announce that they paid a visit to an unidentified hospital and that they had 'completely rammed' A&E. She did not disclose the reason for her visit, but went on to inform terrified visitors who inquired if she and Rhod were well with a series of love hearts.

Rhod Gilbert, a comedian, postponed live shows to recover gallstones

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 20, 2022
Rhod Gilbert, a comedian, has been compelled to postpone his live shows due to additional surgery after his cancer treatment. Back in July, the 54-year-old Welsh comedian enthralled the horrible news of his cancer diagnosis to his followers, just days after halting his tour in the United Kingdom. Rhod took to Facebook on Tuesday to announce that he has been suffering from gallstones and that he will have surgery to fix the health problem in January.

Rhod Gilbert, a comedian, says he is 'optimistic' in the midst of the cancer battle

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 15, 2022
When giving a health update to fans in the midst of the cancer fight, comedian Rhod Gilbert has said he is 'optimistic.' Just days after pausing his UK tour, the 53-year-old Welsh comedian gushed the horrific news of his cancer diagnosis to his followers in July. Rhod took to Facebook on Thursday to outline the care he's been getting and his big career goals for 2023.

Rhod Gilbert, a comedian, thinks he is fighting cancer and is 'feeling well.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 10, 2022
Rhod Gilbert, a comedian, has confirmed that he is winning his fight against cancer and is feeling well as he recovers 'day by day.' The 53-year-old Welsh comedian ranted the awful news of his cancer diagnosis to his fans in July, just days after pausing his tour in the United Kingdom. However, the star of TV's Never Mind The Buzzcocks says he's on the mend and preparing a new comedy series based on his brave cancer fight.

Naga Munchetty reveals she was EXPELLED from school after drawing 'big penises' on friends' shirts

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 19, 2022
Naga Munchetty has revealed she was banned from school after drawing 'big penises and boobs' on her friends' shirts. The BBC Breakfast presenter, 47, has a sarcastic comment that she still owns the piece of clothing that resulted in her expulsion from her place of study. Naga, a graduate of Graveney School in Tooting, shocked her co-stars with the tale while appearing on Comedy Central's Growing Pains.

Nick Knowles' Facebook account warns him that if he flaunts the £2,850 designer watch, he could end up on Twitter in hot water

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 2, 2022
After plugged a £2,850 designer watch on Instagram, Nick Knowles has risked landing in hot water with the BBC. In a snap of his travels to the Grand Canyon, the presenter, 59, showed off the expensive jewelry while posting a snapshot of his trip to the Grand Canyon, implying to plug the watch as he tagged the brand in the process. It comes after being reprimanded by the broadcaster last year for going against their stringent advertisement legislation after appearing in a Shreddies commercial.

Paddy McGuinness of Top Gear 'gets a call from the BBC over the test driving clothing range.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 14, 2022
According to reports, Paddy McGuinness was told off by the BBC for breaching editorial rules in an ad campaign for a clothing chain. Since 1999, the TV presenter has been fronting the motor show alongside Chris Harris, 47, and Freddie Flintoff, 44, and they're currently filming the new series. However, Paddy has been ordered to change the promotion's name in his Instagram post for the outdoor range RevolutionRace in order to keep the show on air.