Kirsty Gallacher has given an emotional update about her health, revealing that her benign brain tumour is “growing very fast” and that she “doesn’t know if the radiotherapy will work.” The TV presenter, 49, said she felt “shocked” and “devastated” after being handed a six-month driving ban for speeding, accusing the court of showing “no empathy” toward her situation.

In court, the Gold Radio star pleaded guilty to one count of speeding but explained that she needed to continue driving for family and work purposes, as she is the sole provider for her two sons. “I’m not a precious person,” she told the judge. “I’m just an ordinary mum with plates spinning, I do everything. With my health as well, it’s going to be very difficult.”

Kirsty explained that her tumour, an acoustic neuroma, had been monitored for three years but had recently begun to grow rapidly. “We don’t know if the radiotherapy is going to work, if it will shrink [the tumour] or not. It’s a bit of a suck-it-and-see situation,” she said.

The former Sky Sports presenter, who earns £150,000 a year, told the court she had around £80,000 in savings but couldn’t afford daily taxis while undergoing treatment. District Judge Arvind Sharma rejected her plea, insisting her difficulties were “manageable.”

Gallacher later told the Daily Mail that the decision felt cruel. “There’s no empathy,” she said. “I’m just an ordinary mum, trying to keep going while dealing with a brain tumour.”

The broadcaster was diagnosed in 2021 after suddenly losing hearing in one ear. The tumour caused severe tinnitus and partial deafness, and she revealed that surgery would be “very dangerous” due to its position deep inside her inner ear canal.

Recently, she began radiotherapy and shared images from her hospital prep — including a close-up of a needle in her arm and a yellow treatment mask she jokingly called her “Hannibal Lecter mask.” Yet behind the humour lies fear. As she put it, “We don’t know if it’s going to help. It’s just wait and see.”