Martin Kemp will be battling it out on The Wall Versus Celebrities with his wife Shirlie.
The Spandau Ballet star, 60, hopes to outwit the wall and win big for his chosen charity in the BBC show hosted by Danny Dyer.
Ex-EastEnders star Martin has enjoyed 34 years of marriage to Pepsi and Shirlie star, Shirlie, 59.
However he needed her more than ever when his world came crashing down in 1995 when he received a shocking diagnosis.
“Ticking time bomb”
In devastating news, Martin was diagnosed with two brain tumours, which he referred to as a “ticking time bomb”.
Thankfully doctors were able to remove the first tumour after a nine-hour operation.
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However the ordeal had left the performer unable to walk and without the sight of one eye.
Due to its location the second tumour was more difficult to remove, but thanks to his wife Shirley’s research, Martin was successfully treated by a surgeon in London two years later.
“Tricked into counselling”
Life seemed to be on the up for the star who had just bagged a juicy role in EastEnders.
However Martin said he was in denial about what he’d been through and ended up being “tricked into counselling sessions” by Shirlie.
The Pepsi and Shirley star arranged for her husband to see a “masseuse”, who was actually a counsellor.
Thankfully for Martin, the sessions worked wonders, and he praised his wife for her continued support.
“Crying my eyes out”
He said: “There’s a big difference between crying to someone you don’t know and telling your family about your problems,” he told The Sun.