Beloved dancer Wayne Sleep shares cancer treatment update

Sleep acknowledged that some fans had noticed a change in his appearance recently. He explained that since the summer, he has been undergoing cancer treatment, without specifying the type of cancer.

“A few people have commented that I haven’t been looking quite my usual self recently, so I thought I would share an update,” he wrote. Sleep added that his treatment “appears to be working” and he is “on the mend thanks to all at the Royal Marsden and am looking forward to getting back to full strength.”

The post included a photo of Sleep taken earlier this week at Kew Gardens, where he visited the Henry Moore exhibition.

This announcement follows an earlier prostate cancer diagnosis in 2013. Sleep spoke with The Mirror in 2016 about that initial experience, detailing how elevated PSA levels first prompted further investigation, leading to a diagnosis after an MRI and biopsy in July 2015. He underwent brachytherapy, a treatment involving radioactive pellets placed in the prostate.

Sleep’s career spans decades, marked by his time with the Royal Ballet and subsequent work as a director, choreographer, and actor. He has appeared in productions such as *Cats* and *Cabaret*, and has also participated in reality television, including *I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!* in 2003 and *Celebrity Big Brother* in 2018. He also served as a judge on *Stepping Out* in 2013 and featured in *The Real Marigold Hotel* and its follow-up, *The Real Marigold On Tour*.