Stephen Fry has announced that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

The author and broadcaster released a video on Friday revealing that he has undergone surgery.

In a video posted on his website, he said that he had an operation before Christmas to remove lymph nodes. He said he had been told by doctors that "it's all been got".

Posting the footage, Fry wrote: "For the last 2 months I've been in the throes of a rather unwelcome and unexpected adventure.

"I'm sorry I haven't felt able to talk about it till now, but here I am explaining what has been going on."