Celebrity Big Brother star Louis Walsh revealed he was diagnosed with cancer during lockdown on the show tonight (March 15).
Louis told Ekin-Su and Levi: “I was sick, and I think nobody knew I was sick. I had cancer. A mild version, a rare one.
“In my blood, I didn’t even know that I had it until I went to the hospital, and then they checked me, checked me, checked me, then they found it. They said it’s a rare one.”
Louis on cancer diagnosis
Louis then revealed medics had “cleared up” the cancer, but admitted it did affect his mental health.
“I gotta be honest with you. It’s just up here, even when I go past a hospital I almost get sick. It’s all gone, I’m fine. It was just the shock of being sick and that word… nobody wants that word. I have it blocked out, a reality check, you see so many people sick and it’s terrible.
“In my world it was all about pop music and all that. I didn’t think of anybody getting sick or anything like that. And that was like wow, reality check, you’re in the real world.”
Celebrity Big Brother: ‘On high alert’
It came as insiders predicted that Louis Walsh will walk out of the Celebrity Big Brother house now that his bestie Sharon Osbourne has left.
Louis spent a lot of time slagging off his industry contacts to Sharon, including calling Jedward “vile”, and Ronan Keating.
According to an insider, Louis stated he would only participate in Celebrity Big Brother as long as Sharon joined him in the house.
Sharon entered the house on launch night (March 4) as the show’s Celebrity Lodger. After eight days, she left the show on Tuesday night.
Now that his showbiz pal is enjoying life in the outside world, Louis is expected to walk and still receive the fee he signed up for.
“Louis would only go into the show with Sharon booked in there with him. CBB pulled out all the stops to make it happen,” a source told The Sun.
“They know Louis is a flight risk now Sharon is gone and no one would be surprised if he left. Louis will still receive his full fee, so he has nothing to lose.”
They continued: “Everyone is on high alert for Louis to throw in the towel, but he’s making such good television, the producers are praying that he will stay.”
How much is Louis’ CBB fee?
According to another source at The Sun, Louis is expected to have been paid £250k to take part in Celebrity Big Brother.
Sharon, on the other hand, is said to have accepted a fee worth double the amount to stay for eight days.
If Louis walks, his wealth will still increase. According to Celebrity Net Worth, he’s already worth an astonishing $150 million (£120 million).
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