John Torode has stated that his wife Lisa Faulkner's diagnosis with breast cancer has "changed everything," offering an emotional update on Wednesday.
Faulkner, 54, revealed in July that she had already undergone surgery for the disease and is scheduled to begin a course of radiotherapy.
Torode, who co-presents the ITV cooking series "John & Lisa's Weekend Kitchen" with his wife, spoke about her health battle.
He told The Times, "The most important thing to me is health and being with my wife, Lisa, and if I have that, everything else pales into insignificance. Lisa's breast cancer diagnosis this year changed absolutely everything."
Faulkner echoed this sentiment, telling the publication, "Cancer comes along and knocks you again and you suddenly realise that none of the other stuff matters. It changes everything. You suddenly realise what is important and the rest goes out of the window."
This comes after Faulkner shared a tribute to Torode in August, celebrating his 61st birthday just weeks after announcing her diagnosis.
She lauded her husband, writing, "I couldn’t have got through these past few months without you by my side." She added, "Happy Birthday to my wonderful husband @johntorodecooks I hope you have the best day my best friend... What a year it’s been but we held each others hands and I couldn’t have got through these past few months without you by my side... You are the kindest man with the gentlest biggest heart and you make my heart thump. I look forward to a birthday coffee in our spot in the garden I love you my Johno and so does [our dog] Rory."
Faulkner and Torode married in October 2019, having met on "MasterChef" in 2010 and begun their relationship a couple of years later.
Faulkner had previously shared an update on her treatment, thanking followers for their support.
"Thank you for all of your support and your lovely messages. I promise I will read every word... So many of you going through this or know someone who is. Your love and kindness has really touched me and I thank you from the bottom of my heart," she wrote.
She first disclosed her diagnosis on social media, explaining her recent quietness was due to undergoing treatment.
"I know I've been very quiet on here, reason being I have had to have surgery for the early stages of breast cancer," she stated. "I had surgery two weeks ago, it was quite a big op but it's all good and I've my results back and they've got everything out. So it's all clear and I just need now to have some radiotherapy in a few weeks. I just wanted to say I've got a bit of healing to do but I'm good. I'm well and feeling so much better and I'm so grateful I went for my mammogram."
Faulkner encouraged others to attend their mammograms, emphasizing, "I just wanted to say don't put them off, go, because they found this and without that mammogram it wouldn't have been picked up. Thank you to our wonderful NHS and the fact we can have these mammograms and we can get treatment early."
