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Eve Rowlands

I'm A Celebrity South Africa's Paul Burrell said returning to ITV show 'saved my life'

Former royal butler to Princess Diana and 2004 I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! alumni, who is appearing on the new South African version of the popular ITV show, revealed to Lorraine Kelly on her morning show Lorraine, that if it hadn't been for the special 20th-anniversary celebration series, he may not have known of his prostate cancer diagnosis and revealed: "That show, I’m A Celebrity, literally saved my life."

Paul, who in late January exclusively revealed on Lorraine that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer, has been frequently appearing on the show to raise awareness for the disease and to give viewers updates on his health.

On Monday morning's episode, which aired on ITV on March 27, Paul was opening up about his recent operation and first round of radiotherapy and revealed how it was on the medical examination for his appearance on I'm A Celebrity South Africa that first uncovered concerning levels of PSA (prostate specific antigen) which was first indicator of something more serious. Read more on that here.

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