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Gogglebox Stars’ Health Battles Revisited in New Round-Ups

New coverage summarizes past on-air and interview revelations to emphasize awareness rather than report fresh diagnoses.

Overview

  • Sue Sheehan disclosed Bell's Palsy on the programme in 2024, describing effects on her speech and chewing.
  • Tremaine Plummer marked five years cancer-free in 2020 after bowel cancer surgery, sharing a reflective Instagram post.
  • Jenny Newby has spoken about living with arthritis and worked with Versus Arthritis to highlight its everyday impact.
  • Pete McGarry died of bowel cancer in 2021 at age 71, and Linda McGarry later said he was told he had six months but died days later, according to The Sun.
  • Mary Killen has said she contracted Legionnaires' disease in 1999 and described it as her closest brush with death.