Singer and festive hitmaker Noddy Holder has provided fans with an update on his cancer journey since doctors initially feared he had just months to live.

The Slade legend, now 78, revealed that despite a grim prognosis five years back, continual medical supervision has kept him in the fight against the disease.

The voice behind the 1973 festive anthem ‘Merry Xmas Everybody’ shared with Sky News: “I did have oesophageal cancer and that was five years ago and, at the moment, they’re still…