Kirsty Gallacher gives health update after brain tumour left her almost deaf in one ear

Health & Fitness
5 Jun 2026 • 1:27 AM MYT
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Kirsty Gallacher gives health update after brain tumour left her almost deaf in one ear

Kirsty Gallacher has given an update on her brain tumour that left her almost deaf in one ear.

The television presenter, who was diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma in 2021, underwent radiotherapy to attempt to shrink the inoperable tumour located in her right ear canal.

During an appearance on Channel 5’s Vanessa, Gallagher shared that she is scheduled to undergo an MRI to determine whether the radiotherapy was successful.

"The success rate's very good, it's not going to get rid of it. It's whether it shrinks it and sort of kills the DNA that keeps making it grow,” said Gallagher, admitting that she is now very hard of hearing.

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