This Morning star reveals he has ‘weeks to live’ in heartbreaking interview

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Sorbie, who works as a hairdresser on the ITV morning show, broke the news in an appearance on the sofa alongside his wife Carole.

He revealed that he had been diagnosed with terminal bowel cancer in June, and was told he would have just six months to live.

"I lost a lot of blood one night and was unusually disturbed so went to hospital," he told Cat Deely and Ben Shepherd.

"They told me I had bowel cancer and I had a little panic attack. I looked at Carole and she looked at me, we were both speechless, didn’t know what to say.

"So I went and had a big gin and tonic and that helped."

Sorbie shared that he was told the cancer had spread to his liver, but that he continued to go to work up until two weeks ago.

“But the thing is with me, I never wake up thinking, ‘Oh poor me, I’ve got cancer’ or feel sorry for myself, I know I've got it here [points to stomach] but I haven’t got it here [point to head] and I’ve been going to work two days a week, up until two weeks ago. "

"That’s my life. Sixty years I’ve worked passionately to achieve beyond my wildest dreams. When I go in it’s my staff, I’ve had them for 30 years, I’m just one of the team," he added.

The 75-year-old went on to say that he recently asked a nurse whether he would make it until Christmas.

"She said ‘I don’t know Trevor’

"I said ‘I damn well will. The brain rules the body. The heart plays a big part as well but that is the engine. Because I’ve got a charity I’ve helped many women through cancer, cutting wigs for them. People handle it in different ways.

"There is no one way, no right way, wrong way. It is however that person deals with it. If you get this right (the brain) and it’s easy for me to say get that right.

"You can fight this. Doctors have even said you’re breaking medical science, you shouldn’t be here right now. Last night we went out and just had a lovely dinner."

Scottish-born Sorbie began his career as an apprentice at his father's salon. He became a stylist with Vidal Sassoon, and also worked for Toni & Guy and John Frieda.

He is credited with creating the wedge cut, and won British Hairdresser of the Year four times, as well as being awarded an MBE in 2004.