Youngsters’s TV legend Johnny Ball, father of well-known broadcaster Zoe Ball, says he’s ‘fortunate’ after revealing that he had been privately preventing a prostate most cancers prognosis

Youngsters’s TV legend Johnny Ball has revealed that he has been secretly preventing prostate most cancers.

The 87-year-old stated: “I used to be identified with prostate most cancers in August 2022 and, fortunately, after three months of every day radiation therapy, beginning within the September, I’m by means of it, I’m effective.”

Ball, who first blessed British TV screens because the presenter of Play College in 1967, doesn’t take surviving the sickness as a right: “My pal Harry Secombe did not survive it, Bob Monkhouse did not survive it. I am 20 years youthful than them and I’m fortunate, as a result of now we will treatment it.“

Ball has labored laborious to remain wholesome and follows a strict every day eating regimen and train routine.

”First I do a easy bending and stretching routine that lasts about two and a half minutes, the velocity I do it at. After which, I raise my two 2kg dumbbells for 2 and a half minutes,” he stated talking to The Mirror.

“My every day routine is six to seven minutes on the most, nevertheless it retains me extremely match.“

Whereas admitting to consuming beer each evening, Ball revealed that eating regimen can also be part of his well being routine.

“For breakfast (I’ve) cereal with prunes within the morning – it retains me going!

“I at all times have two pints – by no means any greater than that. Dianne (his spouse) can at all times inform if I’ve had even half a pint extra – I begin arguing with the TV.”

Regardless of being in his late eighties, Ball, whose different TV credit embrace presenting the award successful children’ maths and science collection Suppose Of A Quantity, continues to be working – giving academic talks in faculties

“I might by no means retire. It is a pleasure to nonetheless be working.”

Famously the dad of Zoe Ball, Johnny additionally has two sons with Dianne – Dan, 46, a civil engineer, who runs a enterprise designing buildings and swimming swimming pools.

Nick, 48, writes movies – most lately engaged on the horror movie, The Journey, which reached primary on Netflix.

Ball additionally revealed that daughter, Zoe, 54, is in a “good place” following her departure from internet hosting the BBC Radio 2 breakfast present to host a Saturday afternoon present on the channel.

He stated: “I believe she’s in an excellent place now. Her new profession goes from power to power, as a result of persons are realising now that she’s obtainable for different concepts.

And Ball can also be filled with concepts. He stated:“I’ve a stunning thought for a multigenerational collection on the historical past of maths, however it will be entertaining and never mathematical. I’d do it with Zoe and my grandson Woody.”

Woody, 24, Zoe’s son by DJ Norman Prepare dinner – additionally they have a daughter, Nelly, 15 – is one among Ball’s six grandchildren.

Ball, who in 2004 was named within the Radio Occasions’ record of fifty most eccentric television presenters of all time, additionally spoke of his need to have one other go at Strictly Come Dancing after turning into the oldest contestant to seem on the present in 2012 on the age of 74.

He misplaced that title to Angela Rippon, who appeared within the 2013 version at age of 78.

“I might do Strictly now at 87,” he stated.

Displaying no indicators of slowing down, he nonetheless travels extensively with Dianne, who he met doing a present on Blackpool pier 20 minutes after a gypsy predicted he would have a “superb future” if he made the proper resolution a couple of girl in his life.

“The gypsy stated, ‘You’ve received two ladies in your life and if you happen to make the proper resolution now, it’s going to be an excellent future.’

“I stated ‘I don’t know what the hell you’re speaking about.’ I walked out and 20 minutes later I noticed Diane engaged on a pier present.”

The couple have lately returned from a visit to India, and Ball stated: “We’ve been in every single place, though we’ve but to go to Japan and New Zealand.”

Ball is presently ending the second a part of his autobiography – a observe as much as Johnny Ball – My Earlier Life in Comedy – which is out in March.