LITTLE BRITAIN star MATT LUCAS was devastated to learn his husband may be suffering from a brain tumour.

The funnyman and his TV producer partner Kevin McGee are awaiting the results of a recent MRI brain scan taken at a London clinic - which will determine if Lucas' partner of four years will require surgery.

A friend of the couple tells British newspaper the Sunday Mirror, "Matt and Kevin are closer than close and obviously this is a really worrying time for them."

The couple wed in a civil ceremony in December 2006.
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