Trevor Sorbie has revealed he does not want a funeral and said he only has weeks to live.
The hairdresser to the stars, 75, shared the sad news that he was suffering from terminal bowel cancer last month.
He said at the time: ‘I lost a lot of blood one night and was unusually upset, so I went to hospital. They told me I had bowel cancer and I had a bit of a panic attack.’
talking to The timesTrevor insisted he doesn’t want a funeral, describing it as “too upsetting.”
He said: ‘When the time comes, my ashes will be buried with those of (his wife) Carole and our little dog.
Trevor Sorbie has revealed he does not want a funeral and said he only has weeks to live.
The 75-year-old hairdresser shared the sad news with the stars that he had terminal bowel cancer last month.
‘If cancer reaches my brain, then I will accept it. But until then, I’m in charge and I’m going to act on my terms.’
In the same interview, Trevor told how he left chemotherapy and was told he may not see him this Christmas.
He said, ‘I can’t take that poison anymore. When I asked a nurse if he would still be here for Christmas, she said, “We don’t know, Trevor.” And that bothered me. I have cancer in my body, but not here.
Trevor, who appeared on This Morning last month alongside his wife Carole, revealed the sad news, saying he discovered in June he had around six months left.
He said: “I lost a lot of blood one night and was unusually upset, so I went to hospital. “They told me I had bowel cancer and I had a bit of a panic attack.
‘I looked at Carole and she looked at me, we were both speechless, I didn’t know what to say. So I went and had a big gin and tonic.
Then it spread to the liver and they operated on him for six and a half hours, he came back and they operated on him for another six and a half hours.
Carole said Trevor’s last scan in September was when they realized “no treatment was going to work” as the growth is now too big and too close to a major blood vessel.
Trevor insisted he doesn’t want a funeral, describing it as “too disturbing” (pictured in 1994).
Trevor said: “When the time comes, my ashes will be buried with Carole and our little dog.”
Until recently, he went to work two days a week, as it is “his medicine and my life.”
He told Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard: “I never wake up thinking, ‘Poor me, I’ve got cancer,’ or feel sorry for myself.”
‘I have worked passionately for sixty years to achieve things beyond my wildest dreams. When I come in it’s my staff, I’ve had them for 30 years, I’m just one of the team.
“The other day a nurse came to evaluate me and I asked her, ‘Will I do Christmas?’ She said: “I don’t know Trevor.”
“I said, ‘Damn, I’ll do it.'” The brain governs the body. The heart also plays an important role, but that is the driving force.’
Speaking about how she feels, Carole said: “It’s totally overwhelming most days, but I draw my strength through this man – he’s guiding me through a good death – living a good life and dying a good death – and until then he had done it.” I didn’t think about that.
‘What we do every day now is show thanks for every day we have and wake up together and it’s all simple things.
‘Our little dog is pure medicine, we have a wonderful family and we have the support of the entire Trevor Sorbie family… and we are all guided by Trevor.
She added: “I struggled and cried a lot but Trevor and my son encouraged me to go to therapy and I actually started grief therapy which I didn’t know could be done before and they will guide me and hold my hand and up to two years, or as long as necessary after the event.
A message posted to Trevor’s official Instagram last month paid tribute to his incredible career.
“I feel very supported and I feel lucky to have that support… but more from Trevor than anyone else because he’s amazing.”
Trevor has a daughter, Jade, from a previous marriage.
Trevor said he has found strength in his own charity My Wig Hair, which teaches hairdressers how to cut wigs so they look like real hair.
The charity came about after the hairdresser helped his brother’s wife create a wig that looked like real hair while she was battling bone cancer.
She said: “I run a charity and have helped many women overcome cancer by cutting their wigs.” People handle it in different ways.
‘There is no one way, neither the right way nor the wrong way. However, that person takes care of it. If you do this right (the brain) and it’s easy for me to say do it right.
‘You can fight this. Doctors have even said that you are breaking medical science and that you shouldn’t be here right now. Last night we went out and had a great dinner.
A message posted to Trevor’s official Instagram on Wednesday paid tribute to his incredible career.
“This morning, Trevor Sorbie MBE will appear on This Morning on ITV to reflect on his remarkable 45-year career and the journey he has been on since being diagnosed with cancer five years ago.”
‘From creating the revolutionary haircut that became The Wedge 50 years ago to opening his first salon in 1979, Trevor’s creativity, kindness and passion have transformed the world of hairdressing. “His influence, from trend-setting styles like The Scrunch and The Wolf, to mentoring countless hairstylists, continues to inspire us all.”
“As Trevor comes to the end of his cancer treatment, we know his time with us is limited, but his spirit remains focused on celebrating the life and remarkable legacy he has built.”
Trevor is the creator of the wedge haircut and a four-time winner of the British Hairdresser of the Year award. He was appointed MBE in 2004.
His famous clients include Paul McCartney, Helen Mirren, Grace Jones, Bryan Ferry and The Beach Boys.
The hairdresser was also a regular on daytime shows such as This Morning and The Wright Stuff, offering advice or giving makeovers.
After his emotional interview, viewers took to X, formerly Twitter, to congratulate him on his bravery and said they urged him to “keep fighting.”
They wrote: ‘sending hugs to Trevor and his wife xx’
‘What a man! A truly genuine legacy of a man! And the two of them, this team! Carole and Trevor are simply the dream team. two incredible humans. Trevor, we love you. And we will never ever forget it. Thank you, thank you, thank you for your work, your talents, that is: that ‘wedge’ and, most importantly, your beautiful smile.
‘It’s a pleasure to see you today Trevor, happy memories of the makeovers back then. By being on the show, you have certainly helped others. Sending lots of love to you and your lovely wife. unknown’
‘Honestly, God bless Trevor. I don’t know how Ben and Kat stayed together. What a wonderful man and it’s so sad that he will be gone soon…God bless you.”
‘What an emotional and uplifting interview. What an incredible man still fighting Trevor.’
Looking back on his incredible career, Trevor revealed that he didn’t originally plan to be a hairdresser.
He said, “I wanted to be an artist.” But I was bullied at school and my dad was a barber, and he told me to come to the salon… and barbering came easy to me! Within three months I was cutting people’s hair, so I was still pretty creative.”
Of his striking styles from the ’70s and ’80s, Trevor admitted: “At the time you have no idea that you’re creating something innovative. You’re just doing what you feel is natural. I mean I invented compression drying as a kind of accident, to speed up the process a little.’
