Only Fools and Horses star Patrick Murray is battling cancer for the second time, nearly a year after beating lung cancer.
Confirming the news on Thursday, Patrick – best known for his role as Cockney Chancellor Mickey Pearce in the BBC comedy – revealed that a part of his liver had been removed after doctors discovered a malignant tumor in 2022.
He told followers: ‘I’m going home today.’ “Minus half a liver and a tumor that the wonderful Professor Heaton removed last week. I kept it under the hat that they discovered another primary cancer last year.
Sad news: Only Fools And Horses star Patrick Murray is battling cancer for the second time, nearly a year after beating lung cancer
‘I’m a two person for sure. Congratulations to everyone at Kings College Hospital.
Coronation Street actor Charlie Lawson commented on the post: ‘God loves you Pat’, while several others also sent their best wishes.
One user wrote: ‘Fast recovery my friend’, while another added: ‘All the best Pat. Glad to hear you’re on the mend.
Patrick announced in January 2022 that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer after doctors discovered a malignant tumour.
Concern: Confirming the news on Thursday, Patrick revealed that a part of his liver was removed after doctors discovered a malignant tumor in 2022
Patrick wrote: ‘I’m going home today.’ ‘Miss half a liver and a tumor which the wonderful Professor Heaton removed last week’
Five months later, he told fans he was ‘cured’, writing: ‘Thanks again for all your lovely messages. As you may know, I was diagnosed with lung cancer last July.
“After an operation in October to remove the tumor, I had chemotherapy to help prevent the cancer from returning.
‘During this chemotherapy, another tumor was discovered in my liver. Fortunately for me, this cancer was not linked to lung cancer and it was also treatable.
‘I had a procedure called TACE to handle this. Last Friday, I saw my oncologist. She told me that the lung cancer was cured and that the tumor in my liver was shrinking.
Best wishes: Coronation Street actor Charlie Lawson commented on the post: ‘God loves you Pat’, while several others also sent their best wishes
He added cautiously: ‘It’s not over yet, but as you can imagine, I’m over the moon with this latest news.
‘Thanks to the brilliant doctors and nurses on our NHS, I look forward to being there for next year’s convention.’
Patrick played the role of ‘spiv’ Mickey in 20 episodes of Only Fools and Horses during its 22-year run, branding the slang for his involvement in petty crime and dealing in goods on the black market.
He became best known for his outlandish statements about his success in business and women, and often took advantage of Rodney’s inexperience in the industry to steal his money and girlfriends.
Jokes: (L-R) Sid (Roy Heather), Trigger (Roger Lloyd Pack), Boycie (John Challis), Denzil (Patrick Barber), Marlene (Sue Holderness) and Mickey Pearce (Patrick Murray) in Only Fools and Horses
After the show ended in 2003, he landed a number of big screen roles, including The Firm and Curse Of The Pink Panther, but eventually took a break from acting to become a cab driver in Kent.
Patrick was eventually forced to retire from work after battling chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which causes breathing difficulties.
He married his wife Anong, 36, in Thailand in 2016, and they were drawn into a visa dispute in 2017 when his wife and daughter’s application to move to the UK was denied.
Family: He married his wife Anong, 36, in Pattaya, Thailand, in 2016, and they were drawn into a visa dispute in 2017 when his wife and daughter’s application to move to the UK was denied
Speaking about Loose Women at the time, he said: ‘I wanted to get her a visa but it was difficult so I had to come back here.
‘Being out of the business for so long, the job ended and I went back to driving an executive car, a Mercedes, to do this. I’ve only seen my baby on the phone for two years, I was a Skype parent.’
Thankfully, Patrick was later reunited with his family after a battle with the Home Office in 2018.
Best of Peckham: Patrick Murray as Mickey Pearce in Only Fools And Horses, circa 2002
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