Antiques Roadshow star celebrates anniversary two years after incurable cancer diagnosis
Theo Burrell, who regularly features on Antiques Roadshow, announced last summer that she had been diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour.
Theo Burrell on Antiques Roadshow in 2020
Theo Burrell has celebrated eleven years of marriage with her partner, two years after she was diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour. The specialist auctioneer rose to fame on the BBC programme Antiques Roadshow.
The 36-year-old, who lives in Edinburgh, was diagnosed with an aggressive grade 4 glioblastoma in 2022 after experiencing symptoms in 2021, such as nausea and headaches. She joined the BBC show in 2018.
Theo has marked eleven years of being married to her husband Alex in a heartwarming Instagram post. Posting a black and white selfie of them both, she told her 754 followers: "The last week has been quite a big one - my partner, Alex, had his birthday and we celebrated 11 years together.
"Yesterday I had my first scan of 2024, with results to follow by the end of the month. I know a few others are also having scans this month, so wishing everyone good luck. May we all be stable."
Many of her followers flocked to the comments section with warm messages. One fan said: "Scanxiety! It’s been ten years this year for us and it never really goes away, I hope it’s all stable for you, big cwtch x." (sic)
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A second chimed in: "Sending good vibes for the most boring scan ever with zero change!" as a third said: "Congrats on your celebrations and hope for good news on your scan aswell." (sic)
Theo is a specialist auctioneer in fine furniture and artwork. She found out about her diagnosis when her son was just one year old, which left her "devastated."
She said in an interview with The Times: "Receiving my diagnosis, at the age of 35, when my son was one year old, was devastating. Overnight everything had changed.
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"Suddenly I'd gone from being a healthy person in the middle of my life with a new baby, to having incurable cancer with maybe only a year or two left to live.
"What followed was months of surgery and treatment to try and prolong my life, and although I continue to make the best of each day, my tumour will return and it will kill me."
Theo is related to the art collector Sir William Burrell, who is known for his prized art collection located in Glasgow. Brain tumours are the biggest cancer killer in children and adults under 40.