The ENQUIRER first revealed in Nov. 2015 that Val was shockingly ill after battling cancer. At the time, Val’s mother, Gladys Leach, confirmed he had a throat tumor and had undergone a tracheotomy. Close pals
were complaining even then that
the actor is in deep denial, with Val insisting: “There’s a rumor I’m unwell again and in the hospital, which is totally untrue!”