02/07/2026
Another celeb endorses screening for all men:
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Tony Robinson has revealed that he has been living with prostate cancer for around 14 years and says he wants more men to understand how important it is to get checked.
The 79-year-old actor, best known for playing Baldrick in Blackadder, said his condition has remained stable and is carefully monitored through regular check-ups, including MRI scans.
"I've been living with prostate cancer for 13 or 14 years now, and it's always been fine, but I do have these checks."
Robinson believes one of the biggest barriers to early diagnosis is that many men still have outdated ideas about what testing involves.
"The problem has always been that blokes think that if they are threatened with prostate cancer, they are going to have the doctor's finger up their bum."
He explained that this perception has discouraged many men from seeking medical advice, despite the way prostate cancer is investigated having changed significantly over the years.
"I only knew about a year ago that doctors don't use that check anymore."
Realising that many others were probably just as unaware, Robinson said he contacted a prostate cancer charity and offered to help spread the message through local radio interviews.
Speaking about the importance of regular health checks, he compared them to the medical assessments actors often undergo before starting work.
"Those checks are brilliant, though. They box tick everything."
He also urged men not to let embarrassment stand in the way of looking after their health.
"It's such a vile disease. If it really gets going, the idea of being 'Oh I don't want anyone messing there,' it's foolish – it's not being grown up and foolish, it's madness."
Away from discussing his health, Robinson has often reflected on how fortunate he feels to have been part of one of Britain's most celebrated sitcoms. Looking back on his years playing Baldrick alongside Rowan Atkinson, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie and Rik Mayall, he said:
"Incredible. What a blessing is that?... I'm the luckiest bunny there is."
His latest comments continue his long-standing efforts to encourage men to talk more openly about prostate cancer and to seek medical advice if they have any concerns, stressing that early checks can make all the difference.
