Noddy Holder has 'different perspective on life' after cancer battle
Noddy Holder has gained a "different perspective on life" after his battle with cancer.
The rock icon, who soared to fame as the lead singer of Slade, was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer back in 2018. Now, having emerged cancer-free, Noddy has admitted life feels different post-recovery. Initially told he had six months to live, Noddy underwent new chemotherapy treatments that proved life-saving. Telling BBC WM about the impact, he shared: "It's certainly changed me as a performer, my breathing's not so solid as it used to be back in the day, because of the type of cancer that I had."
Despite the struggles, Noddy is itching to get back on tour by 2025, ready to regale audiences with tales from his life. He divulged, "They're not just Slade stories, most of the songs I do in the show are stuff that's happened to me since Slade, but the public seem to like that insight into what your life's about, you real life's about."
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Coming through such a tough ordeal, Noddy expressed gratitude last year for feeling "fit" again, thanks to a groundbreaking drug intervention. Six years past his diagnosis, Noddy conveyed to BBC Radio 2 listeners how experimental treatment brought him back from the brink: "It was touch and go. I lost all my hair. My weight was down to about eight stone - so every cloud."
With a positive update following a recent scan showing he's maintaining an "even keel", Noddy is hopeful for the future.
"I'm fit, fit, fit ... but I'm fit for nothing."