James Jordan reveals his beloved ‘hero’ dad has been diagnosed with terminal cancer

James Jordan has revealed that his beloved dad has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, following four months of health woes and trips to the hospital.

The dancer, 42, took to Instagram on Thursday to share the heartbreaking news, as he also appeared to his followers for help in finding a specialist surgeon for his dad.

In announcing the news, the former Strictly Come Dancing pro shared a video of his five-month-old daughter Ella being doted on by his father, as he admitted: ‘Tears are streaming down my face.’

Heartbreaking news: James Jordan has revealed that his beloved dad has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, following four months of health woes and trips to the hospital

James wrote: ‘This video is the most precious & personal thing I have in my life right now & I’m going to share it with you but with a totally broken heart.

‘Over the last 4 months my hero and best mate in the whole world has been in and out of hospital with very ill health.

‘We were told several times that 100% he had had a stroke and that’s why they were struggling to control his seizures… but after the 3rd time of being admitted to hospital I knew something was not quite right.

Doting: In announcing the news, the former Strictly Come Dancing pro shared a video of his five-month-old daughter Ella being doted on by his father

Doting: In announcing the news, the former Strictly Come Dancing pro shared a video of his five-month-old daughter Ella being doted on by his father

‘So after pushing for more tests and the results being sent to Kings College Hospital for other surgeons to look at unfortunately the results came back that it wasn’t a stroke after all.

‘It was what I had dreaded, my dad has a tumour and after having a biopsy it’s come back that it’s an aggressive cancerous one. The worst kind unfortunately.

‘We have been told that it’s not advisable to operate because of where the tumour is and wouldn’t actually make that much difference even if they could.

‘The end result is, it’s terminal. They are saying with chemotherapy and radiotherapy we might be lucky and get a year with him.

Broken heart: James wrote, 'This video is the most precious & personal thing I have in my life right now & I’m going to share it with you but with a totally broken heart'

Broken heart: James wrote, ‘This video is the most precious & personal thing I have in my life right now & I’m going to share it with you but with a totally broken heart’

‘As I write this tears are streaming down my face as I’m sure many of you have the same love for your parents. This is honestly the worst time of my life.’

However, while he expressed his heartbreak over the shocking news, James revealed plans to keep on fighting and not accept the doctor’s most recent verdict. 

He continued: ‘I’m posting this and writing to you now as I want to get a second opinion on my father, especially because they misdiagnosed him for the first 4 months which doesn’t fill us with confidence.

‘So now myself and my family are actually hoping they are wrong this time. I’m looking to find the best surgeon to see my father as I want to know I’ve done everything possible before I can accept it.’

Help: Appealing to his followers for help, he concluded, 'If anyone that reads this can advise me and my family on who is supposedly the best in this field I would be eternally grateful'

Help: Appealing to his followers for help, he concluded, ‘If anyone that reads this can advise me and my family on who is supposedly the best in this field I would be eternally grateful’

Appealing to his followers for help, he concluded: ‘If anyone that reads this can advise me and my family on who is supposedly the best in this field I would be eternally grateful. My heart is broken. Please DM me if you can help.’

Just last month, James paid tribute to his dad in a Father’s Day post, sharing a picture of the pair posing together at an outdoor venue.

He wrote: ‘Happy Father’s Day to the strongest man I have ever met and the best dad I could ever wish for…. I pray everyday that you will be given a break soon and you can get back on that golf course with me. Love you Dad ❤️’

Earlier this month, James also sought help from his Twitter followers over concerns about a rash on his five-month-old daughter’s front and back. 

Tough times: At the start of this month, James sought help from his Twitter followers over concerns about a rash on his five-month-old daughter Ella's front and back

Tough times: At the start of this month, James sought help from his Twitter followers over concerns about a rash on his five-month-old daughter Ella’s front and back

The dancer and his wife Ola, 37, welcomed their first child, a daughter called Ella, in February after a painful three-year battle with infertility and have since been open about their parenting journey. 

He reached out to his 269,900 followers on Thursday, as he voiced concerns over the rash which he insisted doctors had said was not a worry without a fever.

James wrote: ‘Hi Guys. My baby has a rash on her front and back. Doctor says not to worry unless accompanied with a fever…

‘It’s been going on for at least 4 weeks and now spots appearing all over body. Any suggestions of who we can see as I AM worried. Thank you x.’

His love: The dancer and his wife Ola welcomed their first child in February after a painful three-year battle with infertility and have since been open about their parenting journey

His love: The dancer and his wife Ola welcomed their first child in February after a painful three-year battle with infertility and have since been open about their parenting journey

Fellow Strictly star Shirley Ballas, who has a son Mark, 34, offered: ‘It could be a number of things milk , detergent , food , @The_JamesJordan take her for a checkup ASAP. Take care x’, while others urged him to take the tot to the doctor.

Ola recently revealed her heartache at the fact that her parents have yet to meet Ella, with COVID-19 keeping them apart. 

The couple admitted in their Hello! magazine parenting column, that it was ‘heartbreaking’ that Ella hasn’t met her grandparents, who live in Poland, with James even predicting the tot could be ‘a year old’ by the time they meet.

In the publication, the couple opened up on raising their child in the pandemic, with Ola admitting she’s ‘over’ lockdown as is desperate to interact with other people.

Fighting through: Earlier this year, James and Ola admitted that parenting for the first time during the COVID-19 lockdown has been 'surreal' and that they 'panic' about everything

Fighting through: Earlier this year, James and Ola admitted that parenting for the first time during the COVID-19 lockdown has been ‘surreal’ and that they ‘panic’ about everything

However, the Polish professional dancer revealed that things are more difficult in the fact that her mother and father, Janina and Dariusz Grabowska, have yet to meet their granddaughter due to being unable to fly in from Poland amid the pandemic. 

His wife agreed, adding that even if everyone began flying again tomorrow, she still wouldn’t want her folks to ‘risk’ things and insisted that she’d still ‘want them to wait.’

With things still uncertain at the moment, the couple then went on to predict that it may be a while before Ola’s parents and Ella will finally meet. James said: ‘I reckon she’s going to be a year old when they meet Ella’. 

Ola added: ‘I don’t know, I would like to hope that they would come for Christmas but I don’t know! No one knows. I don’t know when I’m going to see them and it’s really heartbreaking.’

Earlier this year, the pair admitted that parenting for the first time during the COVID-19 lockdown has been ‘surreal’ and that they ‘panic’ about everything.

James and Ola appeared Loose Women via video with little Ella, where they also discussed her recent hospital stint for silent reflux.

Ola said: ‘It’s quite surreal actually, surreal having a newborn and not knowing what you’re doing right or doing wrong is really strange, you just want to ask questions to your friends or family or your sister.’

Tough times: Ola recently revealed her heartache at the fact that her parents have yet to meet Ella, with COVID-19 keeping them apart

Tough times: Ola recently revealed her heartache at the fact that her parents have yet to meet Ella, with COVID-19 keeping them apart