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Charlotte McLaughlin

Emotional DJ Spoony thanks NHS after Christmas stay for brain bleed operation

DJ Spoony (Ian West/PA) - (PA Archive)

DJ Spoony has tearfully thanked the NHS and his family after being treated in hospital for a “small bleed to the brain”.

The BBC Radio 2 presenter, 54, whose real name is Johnathan Joseph, told listeners on Monday that he had been dealing with headaches for a few weeks but had put “off” being seen by a doctor until December 21, when he decided to go to A&E.

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