My cancer warning to every man

Real Full Monty star Pete ignored lump until it had effect on sex life

- NICOLA FAHEY

REALITY star Pete Wicks is urging men to "check their bollocks" after a testicular cancer scare earlier this year.

The ex-Towie hunk will strip for ITV's festive special The Real Full Monty: Jingle Balls to raise awareness of the need to check for signs of the killer disease.

Pete, 35, whose uncle suffered testicular cancer, found a lump in January but ignored it as it grew for three months, blaming fear and male ego. He only went to the GP after the lump got so big he felt self-conscious on dates.