COMEDIAN Rhod Gilbert’s wife has revealed they rushed to hospital today following his stage four cancer diagnosis.
Sian told her Twitter followers they had been in A&E, but did not go into detail as to why.
Comedian Rhod Gilbert broke his silence on his cancer battle
It comes months after 54-year-old Rhod revealed he is getting treatment at Velindre cancer centre in Wales.
Sian wrote: “A&E absolutely rammed with people with hacking coughs, we were only ones there wearing masks. I just don’t get it.”
She added: “They’ve even got a sign that says, ‘Everyone beyond this point must wear masks’. So they only work in there then?”
The Never Mind the Buzzcocks host opened up about his diagnosis back in July.
More recently he opened up on his cancer battle, saying he is feeling “happy, positive and optimistic.”
The comedian believes he’s winning his battle and feeling better every day, after undergoing chemotherapy, radiation treatment and surgery after his diagnosis.
Rhod said: “I’m feeling good and feel like I’m recovering day-by-day.
“Some days I’m well enough to do a bit of writing and I’ve got a feeling when I’ve got through all this there’ll be a show in it.”
The TV presenter was on a on a charity fundraising trek when he started to feel ill and noticed lumps appearing on his body.
Rhod has thanked his fans on social media for their “kind words and well wishes.”
Earlier this year, Rhod said: “So while I never imagined that I would be a patient here, I know better than anyone that I am in the best possible hands.
“The NHS care I’m receiving is incredible. I wouldn’t wish this on anyone…but who knows, maybe I’ll come out the other end with a new stand-up show and a 40 minute rant about orange squash.”
Rhod is TV regular, having appeared on Mock The Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats and Have I Got News For You and he was the permanent presenter of Never Mind The Buzzcocks for its final series in 2011.
The Welshman has also hosted his own shows, Ask Rhod Gilbert, Rhod Gilbert’s Work Experience and Rhod Gilbert’s Teen Tribes.
In 2016, Rhod took over as host on The Apprentice: You’re Fired, which he did until just a few years ago.
More recently, he took over from Nick Knowles on DIY SOS.
Rhod has thanked his fans on social media for their “kind words and well wishes”
