Celebrity Big Brother winner Paddy Doherty has asked fans for their prayers after his wife Roseanne was hospitalised with pneumonia. The 67-year-old reality star shared a video on TikTok showing himself walking around a medical ward, visibly upset, as he confirmed that hospital staff were administering intravenous fluids to his wife.
In the emotional footage, Doherty expressed gratitude that Roseanne was receiving care, stating: “But thank god, because she couldn’t be in a better place than a hospital. She’s getting attention, she’s getting looked after.” He described the hospital as “the greatest place in the world” and later spoke with fans who recognised him in the car park.
Doherty, who rose to fame on My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding and won Celebrity Big Brother in 2011, captioned the video with a request for “Prayers for my wife”. Supporters quickly flooded the comments with messages of encouragement, including one that read: “Prayers for your Wife Paddy. Get well soon Roseanne.”
The couple have been married for nearly 50 years, having wed in 1977, and now live on a traveller site in North Wales. Roseanne’s illness follows Doherty’s own health struggles; he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2019 and underwent a six-hour surgery, later confirming he was cancer-free.
Doherty previously spoke about the severity of his cancer battle, saying: “I’ve been to hell and back with this and it’s worse than getting a horrendous beating. The pain got so bad that I actually thought about taking my own life on two occasions.” He credited his wife with encouraging him to speak out about the condition to help other men.
