British TV presenter Michael Parkinson arrives at a memorial service for the South African born, former England cricket captain Tony Greig, at Saint Martin-in-the-fields church in central London on June 24, 2013. – AFP pic

LONDON, July 8 — Veteran British chat show host Michael Parkinson revealed yesterday that he had prostate cancer, but said he was living a normal life and hoped to make a full recovery.

Parkinson, 78, who interviewed Muhammad Ali, Marlon Brando, Fred Astaire and Orson Welles in a career spanning 50 years, said he was diagnosed with the disease in May, was undergoing radiotherapy and suffering no side effects or pain.

"I'm 78 and I have had a good life," said Parkinson, who announced his retirement from television in 2007.

"I shall be around for a while yet, to the delight of my friends and the dismay of my enemies." – Reuters