Boyband star Andy Brown has revealed he is undergoing chemotherapy as he shared a picture from his hospital bed.  

The Lawson frontman, 38, told fans in a candid Instagram post that he needs a stem cell transplant after living with a rare blood disorder for a decade. 

Andy said there is a ‘very high’ chance he could develop leukaemia – a type of blood cancer – if he does not receive the transplant. 

In a post shared last week, Andy revealed that he has successfully found a donor and has been undergoing chemotherapy ahead of the transplant. 

Sharing a black and white snap from his hospital bed, Andy wrote: ‘Day 4 of chemo done ✅ It’s stepped up big time the last couple of days, not feeling the best at the moment, but there’s just no way round it. Three more days to go, then the new stem cells go in next Tuesday!

‘Staying positive as much as I can, but I won’t pretend it’s easy. I’ve spent years being so mindful of what I put into my body, ten years sober, clean eating, all of it. So feeling what this chemo is doing hits hard. But I know it’s part of the fight. It’s about accepting it, getting through it, and coming back stronger.

Boyband star Andy Brown has revealed he is undergoing chemotherapy as he shared a picture from his hospital bed on Instagram last week

‘Also… can we talk about hospital food? The food here is challenging, to say the least. Hospitals are meant to heal us, but what they’re serving up feels like the opposite, there’s zero nutritional value in this food. 

‘I know the NHS is under mᴀssive pressure, and this isn’t on the amazing staff looking after us. But food is fuel, and it matters. When I’m through this, I’m going to try and do something about it. Maybe I can get @jamieoliver on board!’

He added: ‘Anyway, next week is when the real battle begins. That’s when the transplant happens, and my body starts the process of rebuilding from scratch. It’s a second chance at life, and not everyone gets that opportunity.

‘Stem cell donors are hard to find. You could literally be the match that saves a little girl’s life, a dad’s life, someone’s world. 

‘If you’re healthy and able, please consider signing up to the register. It takes minutes, but it can change everything for someone like me. This is just another chapter. Nothing is gonna stop me.’

Announcing his 10-year long health battle earlier this month, the father-of-two said: ‘Morning! I just wanted to jump on here and give you a little update on what’s been going on with me lately. I’ve always found it hard sharing personal info on instagram, but this feels like a big one, and if it helps even one person, then it’s worth it!

‘For the past 10 years, I’ve been living with a rare blood disorder. Up to now, it hadn’t mᴀssively affected my day to day life, apart from frequent blood tests and the occasional infection, but as things stand, if it’s not treated, I have a very high chance of developing Leukemia.

‘I’ve been under close supervision at King’s College Hospital in London, which has one of the country’s leading hematology departments. And after a lot of discussions, we’ve come to the decision that the best way to prevent leukemia is for me to have a stem cell transplant.’

The Lawson frontman, 38, told fans in a candid Instagram post that he needs a stem cell transplant after living with a rare blood disorder for a decade

In a post shared last week, Andy revealed that he has successfully found a donor and has been undergoing chemotherapy ahead of the transplan

Announcing his 10-year long health battle earlier this month, the father-of-two said: ‘Morning! I just wanted to jump on here and give you a little update on what’s been going on with me lately’

He continued: ‘I have a 100% matching donor. I find it so overwhelming that a total stranger, someone I’ve never met, is willing to give up their cells and blood to save my life. That’s just incredible. With everything awful going on in the world, it’s easy to lose faith in people, but then you see things like this, people willing to do something so selfless, and it restores your hope.

‘Not everyone is lucky enough to find a match though. That’s why I really want to spread awareness about stem cell donation. If more people sign up to the donor register, more lives can be saved, literally. Please check out @anthonynolancharity for the amazing work they do.

‘If you’ve followed me for a while, you’ll know I’ve had a few health scares in my life. I don’t take any of my second chances for granted. The road ahead won’t be easy, recovery is going to take time, and I’m sure there’ll be tough moments, but I’m staying as positive as I can. I’m beyond grateful to have this opportunity and a real sH๏τ at a full recovery.

‘I’ll keep you all updated as I go through this, and if you’re interested in the process or have been affected by something similar, please feel free to message me or comment below. Have an amazing week, Andy x.’

Andy revealed he named Lawson after David Lawson, consultant neurosurgeon at The Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery in Liverpool, because: ‘Without him, I wouldn’t be here.’

Six years ago, Andy was diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma – a non-cancerous brain tumour which grows on the nerve in the inner ear.

He underwent 17 hours of surgery to have the growth, the size of a ping-pong ball, removed.

Six years ago, Andy was diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma – a non-cancerous brain tumour which grows on the nerve in the inner ear

Ryan Fletcher, Adam Pitts, Andy and Joel Peat of Lawson arriving at the 2013 Pride of Britain awards at Grosvenor House

The operation left him temporarily paralysed. But he has since made a full recovery, bar some hearing loss, and his band has gone on to achieve three top ten singles.

The first sign that something was wrong came when Andy suddenly lost his hearing in his right ear.

‘I was on the phone to a friend, and it was as if someone stuck their finger in my ear,’ he says. ‘It went back to normal but the same thing happened the next day.

‘I was on the phone and, bang, my hearing went and it never came back.’

Other symptoms followed including dizziness, loss of balance and constant nausea. Andy’s mother Bernice, an NHS nurse, insisted he was sent to a specialist.

The ear, nose and throat specialist sent Andy for an MRI scan which revealed the tumour on his acoustic nerve.

One person in 100,000 will be diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma each year. Symptoms include hearing loss, dizziness and tinnitus and patients are most commonly diagnosed in their 40s or 50s.