A grandad and son-in-law who were diagnosed with cancer on the same day have celebrated finishing their treatment by taking to the red carpet.

Andy Poole, 69, from Beckenham, was told he had bladder cancer on Valentine’s Day 2014.

Just a few hours later his son-in-law Paul Roumph, 37, from West Wickham, was diagnosed with testicular cancer.

Retired firefighter Andy said: “Paul came over with my daughter, Alex, to break the news and they couldn’t believe it when I told them I had cancer too. It’s ridiculous but unfortunately one in two people get cancer these days.”

Both went on to successfully have treatment at Guy’s and St Thomas Hospital.

The pair strutted out onto the red carpet to celebrate Cancer Survivors' Day on Sunday (June 24) at the hospital's cancer centre.

Andy commented: “It was our first modelling job and our last! The fantastic care and treatment we received at Guy’s and St Thomas’ meant that we can both carry on with our lives so we wanted to give something back.”

An operation which lasted over nine hours was required to create a replacement bladder using a section of Andy’s bowel.

Son-in-law Paul, who works in banking, said: “Although it was difficult for our family at the time, it kind of worked out well because we went through it at the same time rather than one after the other. I had fantastic care and got back to normality fairly quickly.”

Dr Sarah Rudman, consultant medical oncologist at Guy’s and St Thomas’, added: “Testicular cancer is one of the most treatable types of cancer if it is detected early and treated appropriately, and affects around 2,200 men in the UK each year.

“Paul has made a brilliant recovery and it’s great to hear that he celebrated with his family on Cancer Survivors’ Day.”

Andy and Paul both wore England football shirts on the catwalk, which were donated by the Football Association.