Paedophile entertainer Rolf Harris is gravely ill with neck cancer, can no longer speak and is fed through a tube

The shamed star, 92, is being fed by a tube and can no longer speak as he battles neck cancer.

Paedophile entertainer Rolf Harris is gravely ill with cancer.

The disgraced star, 92, is being fed by a tube and can no longer speak as he battles neck cancer.

He was released from Stafford Prison in England in 2017 after three years behind bars and has rarely been seen in public since.

Harris was convicted of 12 counts of indecent assault against four teenage girls between 1968 and 1986, one of which he later appealed.

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Rolf Harris. (Photo by Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images)

News Corp Australia found that Harris rarely leaves his home in Berkshire, in the south of England, where he lives with his wife Alwen.

Alwen, who has dementia, was often seen with Harris as he attended court.

A neighbour said Harris’ own health had declined after the death of his poodle, Bumble.

“Only carers and nurses, who care for him 24 hours, come and go. I’m told he can’t eat anymore,” they said.

Harris was jailed in 2014 for five years and nine months but was released early on licence.

He was a major celebrity in the UK before his conviction, presenting the show Animal Hospital.

Harris also painted a portrait of the Queen to mark her 80th birthday in 2005. He received a CBE, MBE and OBE for his work.