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21.10.2023 - 14:31 / dailyrecord.co.uk
He's known as the chatty and charming bartender serving drinks to singletons on Channel 4's hit show First Dates.
But few viewers would be aware that Merlin Griffiths was diagnosed with stage 3 bowel cancer two years ago and has undergone months of intensive treatments since.
The TV star 48-year old, who owns The Priory Tavern in London used on the Channel 4 dating show, has used his platform to raise awareness of bowel cancer symptoms, and said his abnormal cells could've been detected earlier had he not delayed a visit to his GP.
Merlin's early symptoms included a pain in his abdomen and changes to his bowel movements, but he delayed seeing a doctor for months. "It was that typical male reticence thing of going, 'Oh, I'm fine, it's nothing really. I'll be alright'," he said at the time.
In an interview with the Express this week, Merlin spoke about his hesitance to book a doctor's appointment at the very beginning. "There is still a certain amount of classic British reserve in the way that we deal with a lot of health issues," he said. "And this one is particularly – it is in that area, isn't it? Because it's bowel cancer and in my case it was rectal cancer."
Merlin has been open about his journey and has encouraged people to normalise talking about poo since his diagnosis in September 2021.
"So yeah, I've got to talk about a***s. I've got to talk about poo. I've got to talk about bowel habits, so on and so forth. You have to normalise this," he added.
Bowel cancer, sometimes referred to as colorectal cancer, affects a person's large bowel. According to Cancer Research UK, it is caused when abnormal cells start to divide and grow in an uncontrolled way. These cells can then spread into surrounding tissues or organs and other
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Poor Matthew Perry.
Thomas Lennon “Reno 911!” star Thomas Lennon worked closely with Matthew Perry on the CBS remake of “The Odd Couple,” which aired for three seasons and 38 episodes from 2015 and 2017. Perry developed and executive produced the show (with Danny Jacobson and Joe Keenan) and starred as Oscar Madison, opposite Lennon as Felix Unger. Lindsay Sloane, Yvette Nicole Brown and Wendell Pierce also starred in the series, based of course on the Neil Simon play (later made famous as a TV sitcom in the 1970s). It was a reunion for Lennon and Perry, who also worked together on the 2009 film “17 Again.” In that comedy, Perry and Lennon play best friends. Variety asked Lennon to offer his memories of working with Perry over the years; below, he shares this tribute. Matthew Perry told me a lot of stories—none of which can be printed in Variety.
wrote. “I share the same sadness with all our film and TV community who shared time with Matthew.”“As you can see, to know him was to adore him,” continued the “Almost Famous” star.
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