Noddy Holder’s wife reveals Slade singer’s cancer diagnosis

“Five years ago we were given the devastating news that he had oesophageal cancer and only had six months to live"

Slade frontman Noddy Holder was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer five years ago and told he ‘only had six months to live’, his wife Suzan has revealed (Picture: Yui Mok/PA)

Slade frontman Noddy Holder was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer five years ago and told he “only had six months to live”, his wife Suzan has revealed.

The 77-year-old musician and actor fronted the glam rock band, known for singles Merry Xmas Everybody and Far Far Away, until his departure in 1992.