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Celebrity Big Brother star Louis Walsh's pals speak out about his 'rare' blood cancer as they explain his REAL reason for taking part in the show: 'you can see how frail he is'


The 71-year-old revealed that he was diagnosed with a 'rare' type of cancer in 2020 during Friday's episode of Celebrity Big Brother.

Celebrity Big Brother star Louis Walsh's pals have spoken out about his 'rare' blood cancer as they explain his REAL reason for taking part in the reality show The former X Factor star, 71, confessed he had Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia, a rare type of blood cancer, but has since been given the all clear after receiving treatment in Dublin during lockdown - as he spoke about it for the first time on Friday The housemates were ordered to kiss the co-star they nominated - and when a sobbing Nikita approached Louis after saying he was lazy around the house, the septuagenarian spat: 'Stop crying for God's sake'.

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