Antiques Roadshow star reveals they have ‘a year or two left’ after cancer diagnosis

AN Antiques Roadshow star has opened up on her heartbreaking cancer battle.

Theo Burrell, 36, candidly revealed she “only has a year or two left” after receiving the shock diagnosis last year.

The Edinburgh-born auctioneer joined the BBC hit in 2018 and discovered she had an aggressive grade 4 glioblastoma four years later.

The young mum said: “Receiving my diagnosis, at the age of 35, when my son was one year old, was devastating.

“Overnight everything had changed. Suddenly I’d gone from being a healthy person in the middle of my life with a new baby to having incurable cancer with maybe only a year or two left to live.

“What followed was months of surgery and treatment to try and prolong my life.

“And although I continue to make the best of each day, my tumour will return and it will kill me.

“My care has been excellent and new advances in science have helped me fight cancer so far.

“However, only by funding research into brain tumours can we get closer to a life-saving cure.”

It comes as Theo’s employer Lyon and Turnbull Auction House announced details of an online fundraising auction for The Brain Tumour Charity.

A spokesperson for the Glasgow-based firm said: “The sale features an enticing range of kindly donated lots that include experience days, works of art, memorabilia and more.

“All to benefit the excellent work of The Brain Tumour Charity.”