“Hindsight’s a wonderful thing but if I knew then what I knew now, I’d probably have a 12-year-old daughter. 'I think it’s because I wanted to have boys come to our front door to take her out and compare the excuses boys use these days to the ones I used. He adds: “I always wanted a daughter, not a son. His decision was one of the biggest regrets of his life and even now, two years after doctors gave Frazer, 68, the all-clear, he refuses to say he’s in remission.īut while he says he is not living in fear of the disease, he can’t help consider the ‘what ifs’. 'The first five years after a diagnosis are the worst – they say, don’t buy any long records and don’t read War and Peace. “Friends said to me, ‘You’d be leaving a legacy’, but I just couldn’t see it like that. “I would’ve loved to have children and I’m really good with kids, but I just didn’t want to commit to anything when I had cancer. The former Emmerdale and Doctor Who star kept his diagnosis a secret from nearly everyone, fearful those around him would treat him with pity.īut he could never escape the shadow the C-word cast and refused to plan for a future he might never enjoy – including having children.įrazer says: “Never having children is a huge regret of mine. Fighting cancer for 11 years, Frazer Hines feared it was a battle he’d ultimately lose.

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