Steven Tyler admits he has hepatitis C

Steven Tyler has revealed he’s suffered from Hepatitis C for decades but is now almost cured.

The Aerosmith frontman was diagnosed three years ago and has spent the last year receiving interferon treatment.

He told the New York Daily News: “It is nonexistent in my bloodstream… where it’s like a complete cure.”

“I’ve had hepatitis C for a long time, asymptomatic. I’ve been pretty quiet about this.”

“[My doctor] said now is the time, and it’s 11 months of chemotherapy (interferon) so I went on that, and it about killed me.”

“Hepatitis C is the one that, of all the people in this room, at least three have it and don’t know it. It’s the silent killer.”

Hepatitis C is a blood-borne viral infection, spread most commonly through unsafe sex and shared needles, which can cause damage to the liver, ultimately leading to cirrhosis. Pamela Anderson revealed she was suffering from the disease in 2002 and believed she contracted it from a shared tattoo needle with then-husband Tommy Lee.