Peter Andre Rallies Around Sick Brother

Posted: 19/04/2012 15:38 Updated: 19/04/2012 15:38   WENN

Peter Andre has tweeted a photo of himself with his cancer-stricken brother Andrew as the family rallies around to support his battle.

Pop star Peter has flown his brother to the UK from Australia and has even built an extension on his Sussex home to ensure Andrew is comfortable.

The star ensured his brother was referred to pioneering research institute The Royal Marsden hospital and Andrew has been receiving treatment at its unit in Surrey.

Despite being told by doctors the kidney cancer is terminal, the smiling trio appears positive in the picture and Peter gives a thumbs-up.

On his brother's illness, Peter recently told Heat: "I was horrified, so shocked, and I broke down. The tears were just rolling down my face and I've cried every day since. I knew that if I could get him into the Royal Marsden Hospital, he could get trial drugs as well as chemo. It's a cancer research hospital, and I knew the treatment there would be his best chance, so there was no option."

And it seems the stress of the situation is getting too much for reality star Peter - he is currently filming TV show Peter Andre: My Life but is said to have considered quitting showbusiness altogether.

A source told Now magazine: "By his own admission, Pete doesn't cope well with stress... Some have criticised his decision to carry on with public appearances and photo calls, but his friends want people to know the truth: everything Pete's doing is for his brother and with his blessing.

"Many times over the past few weeks, Pete's tried to quit showbiz altogether. He's begged his manager Claire Powell to cancel all his filming and promotional commitments so he can spend every waking moment focusing on his sick brother. But brave Andrew's urged Peter to carry on."

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06:20 PM on 04/20/2012
paparazzi?
03:56 PM on 04/20/2012
Depressing, boring Pete, yet again! G'day Sport!
03:54 PM on 04/20/2012
Family illness - Most people don't publicise & get on with it! G'day Sport!
03:52 PM on 04/20/2012
G'day sport! Do us all a favour & don't think about quitting show business, do it! Go back to Oz!
I love my kids, I love my brother, I love to do get any media attention!
11:15 AM on 04/20/2012
Is there no depths some people wont go to for a bit of publicity... Pete , it's not about you it's about your brother, stop telling the world .................I was horrified, so shocked, and I broke down. The tears were just rolling down my face and I've cried every day since............ Who cares how your feeling you chump, your bro has cancer, he is dying, why are you telling me how you cried....... As for the tosh about quitting showbiz, wasn't he plastered on here only yesterday promoting a fake tanning product....way to keep a low profile fella.... I have no qualms about him doing everything he can financially for his bro, any of us would do the same, im just not sure how many of us would use their own families heart ache to keep themselves in the media....No doubt he loves his bro, just a shame he can't put his family before his vanity.
09:48 AM on 04/20/2012
'....but his friends want people to know the truth: everything Pete's doing is for his brother'

What? His friends rule this man's life! I don't think so ...... and it's nothing to do with them. If they are indeed pushing for such publicity it can only be to keep the bandwagon rolling and hence their own importance.
11:34 PM on 04/19/2012
he is doing what he can to help his brother, as any of us would do to help a loved one.we just do whatever we can with the resources we have,whether that's money,time or love.it's not peters fault his brother is very ill and he just happens to have the money to pay for better treatment is it.we all deal with situations in different ways,so how would we know how we'd deal with this if we were in the public eye and in this situation.i don't think he is using his brothers or his own good.
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09:47 PM on 04/19/2012
I agree with the 3 earlier posts, if he cared so much for his brother he would stay out of the public eye, I have lost loved ones to cancer so I know what it's like, I would have given my life to try and save them but I certainly would not keep pushing my loved ones illness into the public eye just to get publicity for myself, Peter Andre always has and always will want to be in the public eye even if he has to use his sick brother to get the publicity he craves. If he really wanted to quit show biz or at least step down while his brother is ill he could easily cancel his commitments, other stars have done it so why can't he
08:57 PM on 04/19/2012
nasty that should be a very private moment he is taking reality to another level.
04:32 PM on 04/19/2012
I hope that the guy responds to treatment and recovers but I am sick to death of how great a brother is Peter Andre. He is not doing any more than other families fortunately he has the money to do it with where others do the best they can with limited resources.
05:44 PM on 04/19/2012
Peter Andre seems like a great, caring guy, but to be honest I agree with you. He is really lucky that his brother has plenty of money to buy him the best, others aren't so fortunate.