Jamie Theakston: How a Cancer Diagnosis Made Me Live Life to the Fullest

All Episodes

May 22, 2025 • 89 mins

In this episode of Begin Again, Davina McCall sits down with broadcaster Jamie Theakston to discuss his deeply personal cancer journey. Jamie opens up about the difficult moment he shared his diagnosis with his wife and sons and reflects on the impact of losing his mother and his father’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Through this honest conversation, Jamie reveals how these life challenges prompted him to embrace each day with greater purpose and presence. With courage and vulnerability, he shares the strength he’s found in family, love, and facing adversity head-on. 🎙️ Drop a comment: What part of Jamie’s story moved you the most? www.instagram.com/beginagain https://www.tiktok.com/@beginagainpod 00:00 Intro (00:01:09) Growing Up and Overcoming Shyness (00:04:32) Becoming a Presenter: Jamie Theakston’s Journey (00:17:07) Working with Zoe Ball and Live and Kicking Days (00:20:56) Landing the Heart Breakfast Show (00:21:59) Jamie on Meeting His Wife and Marriage (00:25:48) Facing a Cancer Diagnosis: Jamie’s Story (00:36:50) Surgery, Survival Rates, and Cancer Screenings (00:41:32) Jamie on the Possibility of Losing His Voice (00:44:47) Recovery and Planning for the Future (00:55:40) How Cancer Changed Jamie’s Appreciation for Life (00:59:47) Jamie on Losing His Mum (01:05:34) Jamie on Family and His Dad’s Dementia (01:16:10) The Future and Shifting Perspective (01:22:47) Radio Wife Amanda Holden (01:25:10) Davina's Takeaways Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark as Played

Advertise With Us

Popular Podcasts

On Purpose with Jay Shetty

I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!

Dateline NBC

Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com

Stuff You Should Know

If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.

.css-15opob5{left:0;position:absolute;top:0.8rem;} All Episodes

.css-14f5ked{margin:0;word-break:break-word;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;box-orient:vertical;-webkit-line-clamp:2;overflow:hidden;}Jamie Theakston: How a Cancer Diagnosis Made Me Live Life to the Fullest