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Dominique Hines

Paul Burrell rings hospital bell as he completes radiotherapy for prostate cancer

A thrilled Paul Burrell rang the bell in a hospital after completing radiotherapy treatment for his prostate cancer.

The 64-year-old former royal butler, who received treatment at The Christie Hospital, took to Instagram to share the happy moment.

“I just want to thank all the staff here for their incredible professionalism,” he said in a video that showed him ringing the bell on the cancer ward.

“The radiotherapy treatment for my prostate cancer is now complete... onwards and upwards!” he wrote in the accompanying caption.

“I cannot thank the staff at The Christie enough. Their support throughout the process has been absolutely incredible... and men over 50, please ask your GP for a PSA test!” he continued.

Burrell said I’m A Celebrity All Stars ‘literally saved my life’ thanks to contestant health checks (ITV/REX FEATURES)

Last week, Burrell revealed that starring in I’m A Celebrity All Stars “literally saved my life” thanks to contestant health tests conducted by the show before filming.

Burrell, who became known for controversially spilling the beans about his decade working for the late Diana, Princess of Wales, until her death in 1997, was diagnosed with the disease last summer.

Speaking to Lorraine on Monday, he said: “I’m A Celebrity literally saved my life, because I went for the medical, they found a raised PSA level.

“I went to my GP and I said to him, ‘Am I still able to do the show?’ And he said, ‘Look, this can wait until you get back, and when you get back we’ll continue with the investigations.’

“So when I got back, then I had an MRI scan, then I had biopsy, then they told me they had cancer.”

He went on to become the runner-up of the fourth series of the show in 2004.

“I would still be sat here today not knowing I had cancer growing inside of me. So my journey is a happy one,” he said.

“It’s a rollercoaster of emotions and you just don’t know what’s going to happen to you next...”

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