WET WET WET star Marti Pellow put on a special live performance for patients and staff at the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre - and he was joined by a special guest.

The singer from Clydebank was joined by former Beatson patient Mairi Milne, 55, from Bridge of Weir.

Mairi served as a cop in Greenock as a detective sergeant in a 30-year-plus career, starting her police service way back in 1988.

Marti recently re-released the band’s hit single Love Is All Around as part of a campaign with ITV’s Lorraine Kelly to raise awareness of breast cancer symptoms and to encourage early detection. 

He visited the Beatson on Thursday morning (October 17), performing in the public Beatson Cancer Charity Cafe on NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s Gartnavel campus. 

He also met patients who are undergoing radiotherapy and chemotherapy in the Centre’s Radiotherapy Department and Macmillan Day Bed Unit, as well as staff members who support them. 

And he says that the visit struck a personal chord after his father went through his cancer diagnosis at the centre, saying: 

Marti said: “This is a very special place with such a big catchment area for the whole of the west of Scotland for people receiving treatment.

“Since I’ve come in the door I’ve been met with so many smiles and hugs. 

“It’s quite poignant for me too because my father was given his diagnosis here and I’ve always driven by and when I look at it it makes me think of my father.

“If there’s anything there that’s not your normal, go and get it checked. There’s a good chance there’s nothing wrong with you but it’s important to be aware and get checked if there are changes. 

“The beautiful thing about this is that we are giving the message through the gift of song, and that’s what makes it special and so powerful.”

Lorraine's Change+Check campaign is now in its sixth year. It encourages women to check their breasts for changes and stresses the importance of seeing a GP if they notice anything unusual.