{"id":3693,"date":"2025-04-03T08:52:30","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T08:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=3693"},"modified":"2025-04-03T18:31:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T18:31:44","slug":"radio-presenter-chris-stark-speechless-after-being-told-he-has-cancer-live-on-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/03\/radio-presenter-chris-stark-speechless-after-being-told-he-has-cancer-live-on-air\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio presenter Chris Stark \u2018speechless\u2019 after being told he has cancer live on air"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chris Stark opened up on receiving his cancer diagnosis while live on air (Picture: Ken McKay\/ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Capital Breakfast presenter Chris Stark has revealed he had an \u2018out of body experience\u2019 after being told he had testicular cancer <\/a>while presenting his radio<\/a> show.<\/p>\n

Chris, 38, opened up about the difficulty of receiving his diagnosis while at work after announcing last month that he\u2019s been undergoing preventative chemotherapy.<\/a><\/p>\n

The presenter revealed that he had received a diagnosis during a routine doctor\u2019s appointment a few months ago as he discussed the importance of regular self-check-ups to catch symptoms early.<\/p>\n

Chris has now opened up on the moment his doctor called him to share the devastating news, admitting he was left \u2018speechless\u2019 and fearing how he would break the news to his wife and children.<\/p>\n

Speaking to The Sun,<\/a> he said: \u2018I worried something bad is potentially happening here because why would a doctor need to phone you first thing in the morning. That never happens, right?\u2019<\/p>\n

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Chris shared his fears for telling his wife the devastating news (Picture: PA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chris explained that he didn\u2019t tell his radio co-hosts, Jordan North and Sian Welby, and instead decided to leave the studio mid-show.<\/p>\n

\u2018It was such a surreal moment because I didn\u2019t tell anyone on my team. They would have known something was up, but they knew enough that it was unusual enough not to ask questions.<\/p>\n

\u2018Being in the studio after that call felt like an \u201cout of body\u201d situation because you suddenly start overthinking every eventuality at the same time as we\u2019re playing Sabrina Carpenter on the radio.\u2019<\/p>\n

He added: \u2018The studio has always been my safe space. You can leave a lot of stuff at the door \u2013 it\u2019s like an escape, so that was a really hard one to take.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Chris opened up on the importance of regular self-check-ups during an appearance on This Morning (Picture: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chris also explained his fear of having to talk to his wife Ria about the diagnosis, telling the publication: \u2018I didn\u2019t tell my wife that evening. I remember lying in bed just thinking that I wanted her to have one more night\u2019s sleep before having to deal with whatever came next.<\/p>\n

\u2018But after being told the results, I left work that day and knew I had to tell my wife \u2013 and that was potentially the hardest part of all of this.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018I didn\u2019t want to frighten her first and foremost. I wanted to tell her what I had without saying \u201cI have cancer\u201d. It was really tough. I didn\u2019t want her to be scared.\u2019<\/p>\n

The media personality, who shot to fame on BBC<\/strong><\/a> Radio 1, shared the news of the diagnosis in an emotional social media post.<\/p>\n

Chris wrote: \u2018It\u2019s a tricky subject matter to talk about but I\u2019m willing to put my now one ball on the line here if it helps make that conversation less tricky for guys and encourages someone to check themselves and potentially save a life.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Chris shared the news of the diagnosis on social media (Picture: Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The radio star signed off his post by thanking his friends, family and co-workers for their support, as well as the medical team who have been caring for him.<\/p>\n

He added: \u2018I also want to take a moment to send my thoughts and prayers to anyone affected by cancer. Check your balls.\u2019<\/p>\n

Who is Chris Stark after radio presenter\u2019s devastating cancer diagnosis?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Chris started working in radio for Radio Northwick Park when he was 16 and has worked at several other stations including Galaxy, Real Radio, Virgin Radio and BBC 6 Music.<\/p>\n

He shot to fame after joining BBC Radio One\u2019s Scott Mills <\/a>show in 2012, leaving the broadcaster a decade later.<\/p>\n

Since 2022, he has presented the breakfast show on Capital FM. He co-hosts the show with Sian Welby and Jordan North.<\/p>\n

Chris is also the host on the award-winning That Peter Crouch Podcast alongside Peter and Tom Fordyce.<\/p>\n

As well as radio, Chris has appeared on a number of TV shows, including a one-off Channel 4 documentary where he attempted to interview his ultimate bucket list of celebrities. This included Ricky Hatton, Verne Troyer, and Emma Thompson<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s also appeared on E4\u2019s Virtually Famous, CBBC\u2019s The Dog Ate My Homework, Celebrity Mastermind and a celebrity edition of Robot Wars.<\/p>\n

Chris is married to longtime partner Ria Holland. They have a daughter, who was born in 2015. In July 2020, Chris announced on the radio show that his wife had given birth to a son.<\/p>\n

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If you or someone you care about has been diagnosed with cancer, Macmillan can offer support and information.<\/p>\n

You can contact their helpline on 0808 808 00 00 (7 days a week from 8am to 8pm), use their webchat service<\/a>, or visit their site<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Chris Stark opened up on receiving his cancer diagnosis while live on air (Picture: Ken McKay\/ITV\/Shutterstock) Capital Breakfast presenter Chris Stark has revealed he had an \u2018out of body experience\u2019 after being told he had testicular cancer while presenting his radio show. Chris, 38, opened up about the difficulty of receiving his diagnosis while at work after announcing last month that he\u2019s been undergoing preventative chemotherapy. The presenter revealed that he had received a diagnosis during a routine doctor\u2019s appointment … Continue reading “Radio presenter Chris Stark \u2018speechless\u2019 after being told he has cancer live on air”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":506,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3693"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3693"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3693\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3699,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3693\/revisions\/3699"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}