Magician Paul Daniels has been diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour.
A statement from his family says they're grateful for people's support but ask for privacy at this time.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/BDhe396ObC">https://t.co/BDhe396ObC</a></p>— Paul Daniels (@ThePaulDaniels) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThePaulDaniels/status/701003889756266496">February 20, 2016</a></blockquote>
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The entertainer was one of the biggest television stars during the 1980s.
His magic show regularly topped 16 million viewers during it's 15 years on screen.
