‘I didn't know if I'd be here' says Jamie Theakston in heartbreaking confession after cancer battle

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JAMIE Theakston has made a heartbreaking confession following his tough cancer battle.
The Heart FM star admitted he did not know "if he'd be here" to accept an award on stage at last night's prestigious TRIC Awards.
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Jamie Theakston made a heartbreaking confession on stage at the TRIC Awards
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He faced a gruelling cancer battle last year
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Jamie shocked his listeners last year when he confirmed in September that he had been diagnosed with Stage 1 laryngeal cancer.
The 54-year-old star was prompted to have a check-up at his doctors after some of his listeners raised concerns for a change in his voice.
In good news, Jamie was declared cancer-free in January but last night he admitted his fears of if he would ever get better.
Having won the award for Best Radio Show for his programme with Amanda Holden, Jamie took to the stage to accept the gong in which he addressed his cancer battle.
Speaking to the crowd, he said: 'There have been times in the past 12 months where I haven't known where I was gonna be, never mind on this stage, so I really appreciate it.'
He then thanked his co-host Amanda and their daily showbiz reporter, Ashley Roberts, before he made a joke looking to the future.
Jamie laughed: 'We last won this 10 years ago so I'll see you in 10 years."
The star took a break from hosting duties during his cancer battle last year.
The star's initial procedure, performed privately at the Princess Grace Hospital in London, successfully removed his lesion.
However, biopsies could not confirm with complete certainty that all cancer cells had been eliminated.
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While he is free from the disease now, with odds of it returning "very low", he is still under instruction to see his surgeon every month.
In a new interview with The Times, Jamie spoke of his "scanxiety", explaining the intervals between appointments will lengthen to three and then six months after a year.
He said: "I was given the option of radiotherapy, but we decided that surgery was a better option. I had to go back for a second operation and have more tissue removed. That reset my recovery right back to the beginning.
"I was frustrated because I just wanted to get back to work. I remember reading an interview Amanda [Holden] had given saying, 'We hope to have him back by Christmas.' I had thought, way before Christmas! So the second operation put us back a bit.
"And then we found that during the healing process, some scar tissue was touching the other vocal cord. So I had to go back and have a third surgery.
"We were happy that the cancer was clear but to allow my voice to operate, they had to remove the scar tissue, which unfortunately had formed in a place where we didn't want it forming.'
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He hosts the show with Amanda Holden
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