Gay Byrne’s wife Kathleen Watkins has confirmed that he is recovering after receiving chemotherapy.
The broadcaster was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2016 and since then has been undergoing treatment for the disease. His wife Kathleen spoke to the Irish Independent and gave an update on his condition saying:
“He is finished the chemo that they added in, so he is recovering from that. The results were very good.”
She also added, “There are thousands of people nine million times worse than I am and you just go through it and you do the best you can and you follow the rules.”
Back in 2016, when it was confirmed that Gay has been diagnosed with the cancer, he decided to take time off from his Lyric radio show to concentrate on getting better.
The 83-year-old has been a huge part of Irish broadcasting, and would be regarded as one of the best broadcasters of the last few decades.
He has been on various shows on RTÉ, but would be best known for fronting the Late Late Show for 37 years from 1962 to 1999 and also hosting a very insightful series The Meaning of Life, which featured high profile guests such as Stephen Fry and Gabriel Byrne.
