Actor and comedian Stephen Fry has announced that he has been battling prostate cancer and has undergone surgery for the disease.

The broadcaster shared a video on his Twitter page in which he revealed he underwent surgery for prostate cancer in January and "it all seemed to go pretty well".

He added: "They took the prostate out, they took out 11 lymph nodes."

Fry, who pulled out of presenting the Baftas for the first time in years earlier this month, described the cancer as an "aggressive little b*****".

The 60-year-old said the cancer was flagged up following a routine check-up with his doctor before Christmas, but that it had not spread.

Revealing the news to his more than 13 million Twitter followers, 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."