BBC Breakfast presenter Jon Kay was forced to apologise after a guest made a heartbreaking announcement live on air

Jon Kay expressed his sympathy to guest Errol Hamlet live on BBC Breakfast after he revealed he was battling prostate cancer. During the uplifting segment, Jon and Sally Nugent chatted with Errol and Maya about the BBC’s Make A Difference Awards, which honour unsung heroes who “improve the lives of others”.

Jon continued, “This year’s winners have been announced, and two of them are joining us this morning on the sofa. We’re thrilled to welcome 14-year-old Maya, who bagged Radio Manchester’s Young Hero Award, and also Errol Hamlet, who clinched the Active Award with Radio Leeds.”

Errol shared that he won his award for walking around his local area, saying, “It makes me feel on top of the world”. He told the hosts, “When I won this award, it felt like being on top of the world because I knew I was doing something that I wanted to be doing.”

Maya, who has been diagnosed with a rare brain tumour, explained she won the award after setting herself a challenge of running 100k whilst undergoing cancer treatment.

When asked how proud she was feeling, Maya said, “I feel really proud, but I’m also happy that I’ve made more people aware of childhood cancer, because you don’t think it’s going to happen to you, until it actually does,” reports the Express.

Sally and Jon spoke to Maya and Errol

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Sally and Jon spoke to Maya and Errol(Image: BBC)

“So the fact that people are more aware of it, and they kind of watch and see my journey, makes me really happy.”

She continued, “The treatment was very tiring, but I had so much support from everyone else, and just seeing the difference I was making, and seeing the money that was raised to help other people like me who are less fortunate.”

Turning to Errol, Jon queried, “Amazing, what do you think of her, Errol?”

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“Very good,” Errol responded before revealing, “But I’m a victim of prostate cancer as well. I’ve been suffering from prostate cancer now for 15 years.”

Errol said he was battling prostate cancer

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Errol said he was battling prostate cancer(Image: BBC)

“Oh, I’m sorry,” Jon responded, “So you understand the positivity?”

“That’s why the walking comes into force because my doctor is saying to me, ‘keep doing what you’re doing, and you can never go wrong’,” Errol informed the hosts.

“So I get up, get on with it, and if I go tomorrow, I’ve got no regrets.”