United Kingdom, Feb. 21 -- Gabourey Sidibe's husband Brandon Frankel has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer.

Frankel - who has been married to the Precious actress since 2021 - revealed his Stage I Papillary Thyroid cancer was caught early but only because he "pushed for an ultrasound my doctor didn't think I needed".

He posted a carousel of pictures on Instagram and wrote: "Things I never thought I'd have to post: I was diagnosed with Stage I Papillary Thyroid cancer. I found it very early because I pushed for an ultrasound my doctor didn't think I needed.

"I refused to 'wait and see'. I refused to come back in 6-9 months. I made the calls. I leveraged connections. I chased cancellations. I made a LOT of noise. It worked. Surgery went...