Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Paul Merson has admitted “being a man” might have left him putting off getting a mole checked before he was diagnosed with skin cancer. The retired England footballer and Sky Sports pundit delayed a visit to the doctor for months before receiving his diagnosis in 2012. He has admitted to “never” putting on sunscreen during his time as a professional footballer. “I was at that age where growing up there weren’t a lot of sun creams around, and I’d burn. Then, playing football, I never would because you’d be worried it would get in your eyes,” he said on Good Morning Britain. “It was strange because it was on my back. Even when I used to go sunbathe, I’d never lay on my front – it was just by walking around.” The 58-year-old then said he was on holiday with his …