How Jamie Theakston beat sex scandal & Amanda Holden ‘fling’ to become fan-favourite family man before shock cancer news --[Reported by Umva mag]

HE is the former auctioneer who became one the biggest names in telly during the Nineties after fronting Live & Kicking and Top Of The Pops. Now Jamie Theakston, 53, has revealed he has been diagnosed with cancer after surgery to remove a lesion from his vocal cords. GettyJamie Theakston, pictured with wife Sophie, has revealed he has laryngeal cancer[/caption] The presenter shot to fame on Live & Kicking with Zoe Ball and Top Of The PopsBBC He’s moved past his party image when he was labelled a ‘womaniser’Rex In a defiant post on Instagram, which has nearly 16,000 likes in just hours, the Heart Radio DJ said: “So… I have cancer… but cancer doesn’t have me. “The prognosis is very positive and I’m hoping to be back with you in October… Be thankful for this day and when I see you next, I’ll have a great story to tell.” Jamie, who presents alongside Amanda Holden, recently took time off to recover from the operation, which revealed he had stage one laryngeal cancer. He credited listeners with ensuring his early diagnosis after they “noticed my voice hasn’t sounded right these past few weeks” and he consulted a doctor. Since the announcement, celebrity pals including Carol Vorderman, Mel Schilling, Emma Bunton and Olly Murs have sent messages of support to the married dad-of-two. It’s the latest twist in a rollercoaster rise to the top for Jamie – a star who has weathered scandals and battled to reinvent himself as a family favourite on the radio. Here we look into how he bounced back from a high profile sex scandal and being labelled a womaniser after A-lister flings and rumoured affairs. A party animal in his early days in TV, Jamie was regularly branded a ‘womaniser’, a label he despised, after links to several glamorous women. Among them was All Saints beauty Natalie Appleton, who he dated for 11 months until October 1998 and had described as “the girl of my dreams”. He claimed their romance came to an end after he was wrongly reported to have romped with US megastar Mariah Carey, which he branded the ‘most traumatic time’ of his life. Instagram/@jamie.theakstonJamie has been married to former Soho House manager Sophie Siegle since 2007[/caption] InstagramIn a post today, he remained hopeful about his prognosis[/caption] News Group Newspapers LtdJamie started off as an auctioneer at Christie’s before becoming a broadcaster[/caption] The Never Ever hitmaker was so upset she punched him in the face over the report and fumed: “I’ve finished with him. I just don’t trust him anymore.” Jamie was furious, insisting it was “a truly horrible experience” to be romantically linked “to someone you haven’t even met”. He told The Mirror: “This image of me as a heartbreaker is not through any doing of my own. I don’t see myself as that sort of person. Not at all.” Jamie was linked to a bevy of beauties including Melanie Sykes, socialite Lady Victoria Hervey and models Sophie Dahl and Erin O’Connor. He dated the actress Joely Richardson – daughter of acting great Vanessa Redgrave – for just over a year in 2001 until work commitments drove them apart. There comes a time when people don’t want to watch you on telly anymore. We have a career span that is marginally longer than that of a First World War fighter pilot Jamie Theakston At the time, it was claimed the 101 Dalmatians actress broke up with him via a ‘Dear John’ letter slid under his door – after she was photographed delivering the note. Dave HoganJamie previously described All Saints singer Natalie Appleton as ‘the girl of my dreams’[/caption] BBCThe star had what some considered a flirty interview with Mariah Carey[/caption] Jamie with ex Joely Richardson and Spice Girl Victoria BeckhamRex Later, Joely told The Guardian: “That was rubbish, of course it was rubbish.” And revealed they had split two weeks earlier. The couple briefly reconciled a couple of years later, with him describing her as “the one” he intended to marry before they split again for good. Caught on camera The most notable challenge to Jamie’s career occurred in 2002 when it was revealed he had visited a London brothel that featured a “bondage dungeon”. A source told Sunday People that the presenter ‘romped’ with a madam named Bella and two other sex workers and paid just £40. Jamie, who later apologised for his actions, claimed to have visited the “posh-looking” venue for a nightcap, unaware it was a brothel, and was taken into a private room by a woman who performed a sex act. He recalled: “During the sex act some girls burst in with a camera and took a photograph. The girl asked me for about £40. I gave her the money and left the club.” Jamie says he was deeply regretful about what happened and knew he “went too far”

Sep 19, 2024 - 18:22

How Jamie Theakston beat sex scandal & Amanda Holden ‘fling’ to become fan-favourite family man before shock cancer news --[Reported by Umva mag]

HE is the former auctioneer who became one the biggest names in telly during the Nineties after fronting Live & Kicking and Top Of The Pops.

Now Jamie Theakston, 53, has revealed he has been diagnosed with cancer after surgery to remove a lesion from his vocal cords.

a man and a woman are posing for a picture in front of a sign that says ' the garrison ' on it

Jamie Theakston, pictured with wife Sophie, has revealed he has laryngeal cancer[/caption]

a man and woman are posing for a picture and the woman is wearing a shirt that says ' coca cola ' on it — The presenter shot to fame on Live & Kicking with Zoe Ball and Top Of The Pops

a man in a suit is holding a bottle of champagne — He’s moved past his party image when he was labelled a ‘womaniser’

In a defiant post on Instagram, which has nearly 16,000 likes in just hours, the Heart Radio DJ said: “So… I have cancer… but cancer doesn’t have me.

“The prognosis is very positive and I’m hoping to be back with you in October… Be thankful for this day and when I see you next, I’ll have a great story to tell.”

Jamie, who presents alongside Amanda Holden, recently took time off to recover from the operation, which revealed he had stage one laryngeal cancer.

He credited listeners with ensuring his early diagnosis after they “noticed my voice hasn’t sounded right these past few weeks” and he consulted a doctor.

Since the announcement, celebrity pals including Carol Vorderman, Mel Schilling, Emma Bunton and Olly Murs have sent messages of support to the married dad-of-two.

It’s the latest twist in a rollercoaster rise to the top for Jamie – a star who has weathered scandals and battled to reinvent himself as a family favourite on the radio.

Here we look into how he bounced back from a high profile sex scandal and being labelled a womaniser after A-lister flings and rumoured affairs.

A party animal in his early days in TV, Jamie was regularly branded a ‘womaniser’, a label he despised, after links to several glamorous women.

Among them was All Saints beauty Natalie Appleton, who he dated for 11 months until October 1998 and had described as “the girl of my dreams”.

He claimed their romance came to an end after he was wrongly reported to have romped with US megastar Mariah Carey, which he branded the ‘most traumatic time’ of his life.

a man and woman are posing for a picture in front of the ocean at sunset

Jamie has been married to former Soho House manager Sophie Siegle since 2007[/caption]

a screenshot of a message from jamie theakston

In a post today, he remained hopeful about his prognosis[/caption]

a man in a tuxedo and bow tie stands in front of a crowd

Jamie started off as an auctioneer at Christie’s before becoming a broadcaster[/caption]

The Never Ever hitmaker was so upset she punched him in the face over the report and fumed: “I’ve finished with him. I just don’t trust him anymore.”

Jamie was furious, insisting it was “a truly horrible experience” to be romantically linked “to someone you haven’t even met”.

He told The Mirror: “This image of me as a heartbreaker is not through any doing of my own. I don’t see myself as that sort of person. Not at all.”

Jamie was linked to a bevy of beauties including Melanie Sykes, socialite Lady Victoria Hervey and models Sophie Dahl and Erin O’Connor.

He dated the actress Joely Richardson – daughter of acting great Vanessa Redgrave – for just over a year in 2001 until work commitments drove them apart.

There comes a time when people don’t want to watch you on telly anymore. We have a career span that is marginally longer than that of a First World War fighter pilot Jamie Theakston

At the time, it was claimed the 101 Dalmatians actress broke up with him via a ‘Dear John’ letter slid under his door – after she was photographed delivering the note.

Jamie previously described All Saints singer Natalie Appleton as ‘the girl of my dreams’[/caption]

a man and a woman standing on a balcony overlooking a city

The star had what some considered a flirty interview with Mariah Carey[/caption]

a man and a woman are looking into each other 's eyes — Jamie with ex Joely Richardson and Spice Girl Victoria Beckham

Later, Joely told The Guardian: “That was rubbish, of course it was rubbish.” And revealed they had split two weeks earlier.

The couple briefly reconciled a couple of years later, with him describing her as “the one” he intended to marry before they split again for good.

Caught on camera

The most notable challenge to Jamie’s career occurred in 2002 when it was revealed he had visited a London brothel that featured a “bondage dungeon”.

A source told Sunday People that the presenter ‘romped’ with a madam named Bella and two other sex workers and paid just £40.

Jamie, who later apologised for his actions, claimed to have visited the “posh-looking” venue for a nightcap, unaware it was a brothel, and was taken into a private room by a woman who performed a sex act.

He recalled: “During the sex act some girls burst in with a camera and took a photograph. The girl asked me for about £40. I gave her the money and left the club.”

Jamie says he was deeply regretful about what happened and knew he “went too far”. After the scandal, he “knuckled down and carried on working”.

Later he told The Mirror: “It was all extremely embarrassing. It was a very difficult time. It was kind of traumatic.”

a black car is parked in front of a large brick building

The brothel that Jamie walked into wrongly believing it was a ‘posh’ bar[/caption]

Secret ‘fling’

A year later, in 2003, Jamie was rumoured to be the ‘secret lover’ of Amanda Holden – his future radio co-presenter on Heart Radio – while they filmed a comedy series together.

The stars – both single at the time – were spotted hand-in-hand and passionately snogging at a London nightclub and were said to look “blissfully happy”.

One source told the Daily Mail: “They were all over each other. They seemed absolutely smitten.”

In 2005, Jamie finally found his ‘Miss Right’ – Sophie Siegle, who worked for celebrity hangout Soho House and within a year the couple had tied the knot.

Cancer is terrifying, but caught early it can be treated

By Lizzie Parry, Head of Health

HEARING the word ‘cancer’ is terrifying for anyone, you immediately fear the worst.

My family recently had to face the reality of a cancer diagnosis, and it floored me.

I’ve been a health journalist for many, many years and I come from a family of medics so I’ve grown up understanding what this disease can mean.

I’ve interviewed countless brave cancer patients, each facing their own very personal journeys, some with positive endings but more often than not, they’ve ended in heartbreak.

There are over 200 different types of cancer, hundreds of symptoms and many, many different types of treatment, chemo and side effects.

But what most cancers have in common is the fact that the earlier they are caught, the better a person’s chances are of surviving.

In Jamie Theakston’s case, he has been diagnosed with stage 1 laryngeal cancer, a type of head and neck cancer that starts in the voice box.

The star praised listeners of his Heart Radio show, who raised concerns that his voice ‘hadn’t sounded right’.

It prompted Jamie to see a doctor and get checked, and in doing so his cancer was detected at the earliest stage.

The key piece of information here is ‘stage 1’, it means Jamie’s cancer is contained within his larynx and his vocal cords are still able to move.

It means his cancer has not spread to nearby tissues, his lymph nodes or other organs.

And according to Cancer Research UK, around 90 per cent of people diagnosed with stage 1 laryngeal cancer will survive their cancer for five years or more.

That compares to just 30 per cent of people diagnosed at stage 4, when the cancer has already spread.

Like all celebrities who choose to share their cancer diagnosis, Jamie will no doubt help to raise awareness of a disease that doesn’t discriminate and will affect one in two of us in our lifetime.

And his case will hopefully be an example of one of those positive endings.

So take a note out of Jamie’s book, and give yourself a quick MOT each month – by regularly checking your body, and understanding your ‘normal’ you can quickly identify when things don’t look or feel right.

If you’re worried about any changes to your body that persist for more than a few weeks, be it feeling more tired, or losing weight without trying, see your doctor and get checked.

Cancer is terrifying, but caught early it can be treated and people do survive.

For more information about laryngeal cancer visit CRUK website.

The nuptials in Ditching, East Sussex, had 200 guests including famous faces like DJ Chris Evans, England striker Ian Wright and comedian David Walliams.

Prior to the big day, Jamie said he was glad to no longer be dating a celebrity. He told The Mirror: “She’s not famous. People are less interested in my private life now, which is a Godsend.”

The couple, who have kids Sidney, 16, and Kit, 15, enjoyed a quiet life for years in a £2milloin manor house in Sussex – before flogging it in 2015 to move to London.

Jamie seldom discusses his love life in interviews but the marriage seems solid – with the pair sharing gushing posts online.

In 2017, tongues were set wagging after the star was snapped holding the hand of his fellow Heart Radio presenter Jenni Falconer after a London awards event.

The pair who were both married – she tied the knot with James Midgley in 2010 – looked shocked after being spotted by paparazzi while waiting to hail a cab.

a woman in a red sweater is hugging a boy in a blue jacket — Jamie and Amanda Holden were pictured snogging in a nightclub in 2003 while film a BBC comedy

a bride and groom look at each other during their wedding ceremony

The presenter found true love with Sophie Siegel, who he married in 2007[/caption]

a man and two boys holding surfboards with the letter g on them — Jamie and Sophie have two teenage sons, Sidney and Kit

a woman in a green dress holds hands with a man in a black suit

In 2017m Jamie was snapped holding Jenni Falconer’s hand outside an awards bash[/caption]

Neither commented on the picture – although the two presenters are close friends and the encounter is thought to have been innocent.

Earlier today Jenni sent a warm message to the ailing star, writing: “Get well soon JT. Sending love x.”

‘Fickle’ industry

Becoming a household name was an unlikely turn for Jamie, who grew up in Cuckfield, West Sussex, and had ambitions to businessman and an art historian.

As a teen he had flirted with acting, appearing in plays at the National Youth Theatre alongside Daniel Craig but was put off due to the financial uncertainly of a career in the arts.

Jamie’s broadcasting talents were recognised by the BBC when he was 23 after producing cricket and football reports for GLR and Radio 5 Live, which led to his big break.

At the time he had been working as an auctioneer at Christie’s London and was considering returning to university to study art history.

He would go on to present several shows for the broadcaster before being snapped up for Top of the Pops and Live & Kicking.

From those early years, Jamie was aware of the need for reinvention to ensure he could continue to work in the media.

Be thankful for this day, and when I see you next, I’ll have a great story to tell Jamie Theakston

He said: “There comes a time when people don’t want to watch you on telly anymore. We have a career span that is marginally longer than that of a First World War fighter pilot.

“Take Jonathan Ross. For a while, he couldn’t get arrested. No one would give him a job for seven or eight years.

“It’s a very fickle market – and quite terrifying when you’re worried about where your next job’s coming from.”

That awareness reinforced the need to keep his options open – with Jamie taking on a variety of jobs including work as a producer and stints acting on stage.

He’s also presented a range of TV programmes from quiz shows to coverage of The Oscars and Glastonbury Festival, cops shows like Caught On Camera and daytime favourites like This Morning.

But Jamie’s most famed now for his time on Heart Radio where he has presented alongside the likes of Amanda Holden and Emma Bunton.

a man kneeling down holding a microphone in front of a sign that says icp

The TV presenter when he appeared on Top Of The Pops[/caption]

a woman sits in front of a red heart microphone

Amanda shared a gushing post to her brave co-star[/caption]

Previously, the star believed it was his willingness to take risks that ensured his survival over the decades in an often brutal industry.

He said: “I’ve never been afraid of failure. When I started out in radio I didn’t know what I was doing. The first time I did live TV and went on stage terrified me, too but I got through it.”

This perseverance and courage have forged Jamie into a household name and will no doubt buoy him during his current cancer battle.

In the post this morning revealing the diagnosis, he described doctors being “very positive” about his treatment and hoped to be back at work within a month.

Touching posts from pals including DJs Emma Bunton, who wrote “love you to bits”, and Jason King, AKA JK, who sent him “the biggest man hug”, have filled the comments.

Perhaps most telling of all is how Jamie signed off the Instagram post about having cancer – a short sentence, which reiterates the positivity and humble nature that earned him a legion of fans.

He wrote: “Be thankful for this day and when I see you next, I’ll have a great story to tell.”

Key symptoms of laryngeal cancer

THERE are six key symptoms of laryngeal cancer to look out for according to the NHS:

pain when swallowing or difficulty swallowing
a lump or swelling in your neck
a long-lasting cough or breathlessness
a persistent sore throat or earache
a high-pitched wheezing noise when you breathe
in severe cases, difficulty breathing

Other signs also include: bad breath, unintentional weight loss, or fatigue (extreme tiredness).

You should see your doctor if you notice you:

have a hoarse voice for more than 3 weeks
have lost 4 to 5 kg (10lbs) or more in a short time and you are not dieting
are short of breath or have a cough that doesn’t go away, or your breathing becomes noisy (stridor)
have pain or difficulty swallowing
have any other symptoms that are unusual for you or that don’t go away

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