Dai Henwood is the picture of health. His skin is glowing and the whites of his eyes are bright. He’s joyfully devouring a steak when Woman’s Day catches up with him at an Auckland eatery to talk about his soon-to-be-released book and there’s absolutely no physical sign he has incurable cancer.
“Since writing the book, I’ve done another six rounds of chemo,” the 46-year-old comedy icon says. “I’m on a break now. It’s not being knocked back as much as I’d like, so I’ll probably do some radiation in June, then probably more chemo in August.”
Diagnosed with bowel cancer during the first lockdown of 2020, Dai kept it a secret from the nation while he went through treatment, planning to share his story only once he’d kicked the disease to the curb.
