KIRSTY Gallacher has revealed her benign brain tumour is âgrowing very fastâ as she gave a fresh health update.
The ex-Sky Sports host, 49, called herself âbrokenâ and fought back tears in court today as she was banned from driving for six months for speeding.
The Gold Radio broadcaster spoke in about her health outside court.
Kirsty, who is deaf in one ear, said: âI have a brain tumour â an acoustic neuroma â it is benign, but itâs growing very fast.
âThey have monitored it for the last three years. I am now doing radiotherapy.
âWe donât know if the radiotherapy is going to work, if it will shrink (the tumour) or not.
âItâs a bit of a suck it and see situation.
âI have lots of appointments. I took a week off to undergo my first session last week.
âI have to go for regular appointments with a view to more radiotherapy or possibly an operation.â
The TV star was deprived of her licence despite claiming she had âno confidenceâ on trains and had to have her car to provide for her family.
She shockingly told for the first time how police believe an assault on her in Central London two weeks ago was a âtargetedâ attack.
The broadcaster was hit with another three points â taking her to 12 â after she was caught doing 35mph in a 30 zone in Maidenâs Green, Berkshire, just after 8am on April 1.
She already had nine points from three offences in September 2023 and August 2024.
She added: âIâm an ordinary mum with plates spinning.
âWith my health, itâs going to be very difficult.â
Last month Kirsty shared a hospital snap ahead of her radiotherapy treatment.
She was forced to step away from her role as a GB News anchor in August 2024 to recover from an ongoing health issue.
Kirsty was diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma, a benign tumour on the nerve connecting the ear to the brain, in the summer of 2021.
Sharing a photo of her arm with an IV drip in it, she penned: âAnd so the radiotherapy prep starts, just under a month to go!â
Four years ago, the mother-of-two shared that she had been diagnosed with a benign ear tumour.
Since then she has spoken about her ongoing tinnitus battle and hearing loss, which has been brought on from her health condition.
Last August she told the Daily Star: âThe tumour is a benign acoustic neuroma which they donât really know how they are caused.
âI am in close contact with my consultant and recently it was great to hear that it hasnât grown so I can put off treatment.
âEventually, I may need treatment to shrink it but with these things, you never know, it could shrink itself.
âMy hearing is slightly compromised in that ear and it causes low-level tinnitus which can disrupt my sleep but Iâve learnt to live with it and Iâm used to it.â
At the time, Edinburgh-born Kirsty opened up on the knock-on effects of her condition.
She wrote online: âThe tumour has caused severe tinnitus which makes it very difficult to sleep.
âSadly, my 3am starts at GB News, compounded by sleep deprivation, are exacerbating symptoms.â
