BBC Radio 2 presenter Trevor Nelson reveals brain tumour diagnosis

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20 Aug 2026 • 11:00 PM MYT
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BBC Radio 2 presenter Trevor Nelson reveals brain tumour diagnosis

BBC Radio 2 DJ Trevor Nelson has revealed that he has been diagnosed with a brain tumour.
The 62-year-old broadcaster announced in June that he would be taking a break from his work commitments due to "health issues" and has now explained the "really serious" reason for his absence from the airwaves.
In a video message on Instagram, Trevor said: "A lot of you may have seen the post I put up at the start of summer, saying that I was stepping back from all my work commitments due to illness.
"There's been a lot of speculation as to what's wrong with me, I know that much. My phone's blown up 20 times over with people asking what's wrong with me.
"Due to the love and the positive vibes, thousands of you have been sending me, I felt that I should at least tell you what is wrong with me and what happened to me."
Trevor – who also presents a show on BBC Radio 1Xtra – explained that he wasn't going to go into detail at present but said that he might "deep dive" into the "whole crazy story" at a later date.
He said: "I'll tell you this, I was minding my own business and then it was discovered that I had a brain tumour.
"As you can imagine, I was shocked. In fact, my world was turned upside down."
Trevor confirmed that he had "very serious surgery" that had gone well and declared that he feels "ready" to return to radio.
The DJ added: "I can only tell you the truth. I feel great right now, I feel ready to come back. I feel energised and almost back to myself.
"I've had a really serious situation but I've come out the other side and I feel great. I feel raring to go. I feel in good health."
Trevor previously explained that he was "concentrating on getting better" when he first announced that he would be taking a break from work.
He penned on Instagram in June: "I wanted to let my followers, radio listeners and all my Soul Nation party-people know that I’m going to be taking a little break from my work commitments.
"Some of you may already have noticed that I’ve not been on my daily Radio 2 slot this week.
"After a routine check-up I was advised to have some follow up tests. As a result, I will be taking some further time off. As I’m sure you can appreciate with health issues it’s important to deal with facts and not speculate.
"So I’m concentrating on getting better, being back to 100 per cent me and to getting back behind the mic and the decks. (sic)"

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