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Allan Finnegan at his home (Image: Liverpool Echo)<\/p>\nAllan Finnegan says his life has got “more difficult” over the last few monthsAllan Finnegan at his home (Image: Liverpool Echo)<\/p>\n
A dad who defied the predictions of doctors now thinks his time is running out. Allan Finnegan, 58, from Bootle, shot to fame in 2020 when he reached the semi-finals of Britain’s Got Talent, entertaining millions with his comedy routines.<\/p>\n
At that time, he was juggling stand-up comedy<\/a> with being a minister at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Bootle<\/a>. However, two years later, Allan kept seeing \u201cflashes of light\u201d in his left eye.<\/a><\/p>\n Allan, who is married to Joyce and has two daughters<\/a>, Beccy and Rachael, had been having eye<\/a> check-ups every year due to his diabetes<\/a>.<\/p>\n Allan was referred to St Paul\u2019s Eye Hospital where a tumour was found in both his right and left eyes. While the tumour in his right eye was not thought to be serious and continues to be monitored, he needed treatment for the tumour in his left eye. Allan was diagnosed with ocular melanoma, an extremely rare form of cancer that affects the eye.<\/p>\n Allan told the ECHO: \u201cJust before the check-up, the vision in my left eye started going slightly darker and I started seeing flashes. I mentioned it but they originally found something in my right eye. I kept saying there\u2019s something in my left eye.\u201d<\/p>\n This cancer was removed, but doctors warned that it could return and it did. The cancer spread to his liver and Allan was told it was incurable in December 2023.<\/p>\n After his diagnosis that December, doctors told him he had 12 months left to live. But he is still alive two years on, in part thanks to a fundraiser that helped get him further treatment.<\/p>\n The last few months has seen a downturn in Allan\u2019s condition however, with no further treatments available to him after his current trial of new medication finishes.<\/p>\n Allan says the \u201ccountdown\u201d is on as he prepares for the inevitable. He said: \u201cThe fundraising was for treatment that wasn’t available on the NHS.<\/p>\n \u201cThat definitely gave me an extra year because at the end of that, I was in a slightly better place than I was before I started it.<\/p>\n \u201cThen I was put on the new treatments available on the NHS. I thought that’d do a bit better, but it just didn’t work for me, so I’m on that countdown clock of a year now, I think.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was expensive. Even if I could raise the money, that’s not really an option any more, so that’s why I’ve outlived it.<\/p>\n \u201cUntil the last few months, I would say it’s not been too bad health wise. You have your bad times obviously, but in general, the good times outweighed it until the last couple of months.<\/p>\n \u201cI’m starting to feel it a lot more now. I\u2019ve become weaker. I can\u2019t do stuff anymore. I get totally out of breath, so going out is a chore. I mostly only go out now when I’m going to the hospital. I mostly spend a lot of the time in the house. Life is getting more difficult.”<\/p>\n These developments mean Allan\u2019s mindset has shifted, from the energy of fundraising in the first few months to his physical weakness now.<\/p>\n Allan said: \u201cAt the beginning, you\u2019re quite busy thinking about trying to raise money. I didn\u2019t feel that sick. But now I\u2019m feeling it, knowing that options are running out.<\/p>\n![\"Allan](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766365409_56_0_Bootle-church-minister-and-comedian-Allan-Finnegan-at-home-in-Bootle.jpg\")
Allan was told he had 12 months to live in December 2023(Image: Liverpool Echo)<\/p>\n
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A book about Allan’s life will be released in January(Image: Liverpool Echo)<\/p>\n