Celebrity Big Brother star Louis Walsh’s pals speak out about his ‘rare’ blood cancer as they explain his REAL reason for taking part in the show: ‘you can see how frail he is’ [Video]

By Kirsten Murray For Mailonline and Bethan Edwards For Mailonline 04:49 EDT 16 Mar 2024 , updated 05:32 EDT 16 Mar 2024

Louis Walsh revealed that he was diagnosed with a ‘rare’ type of cancer in 2020 as he spoke about the major health scare for the first time during Friday’s episode of Celebrity Big Brother. 

The former X Factor star, 71, confessed he had Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia, a rare type of blood cancer, but has since been given the all clear after receiving treatment in Dublin during lockdown. 

And now friends of the star have opened up about Louis’ illness and explained that is the reason he has been sleeping so much in the ITV reality show. 

The star has been seen napping often in the Big Brother house, with his pals revealing ‘you can see how frail he is’.

Speaking about his health to The Mirror, his friends said: ‘Louis is in remission currently but you can …