Former beauty queen and reality TV favourite Danielle Lloyd has bravely opened up about her cancer diagnosis, revealing a warning sign she noticed while looking at past photographs.
Speaking to Closer magazine, Danielle recounted how it was while going through old pictures that she spotted something amiss: “I’d never noticed it before, but I looked at old pictures and it has always been there, just very small. It was changing shape and at first I thought nothing of it, but I’ve become more cautious as I’ve got older so I decided to go to the doctor.”
Unfortunately, after visiting her doctor and having the concerning mole removed, the ex-Celebrity Big Brother star received the alarming diagnosis that she had the condition.
The mum-of-five confessed: “I was trying to hold it together, but then I just broke down” and added in dismay: “I was just so shocked.”
Just last month, Danielle took to Instagram to announce to her followers the unexpected news of her diagnosis, determined to use her platform for raising awareness.
Having been crowned Miss England and Miss Great Britain, Danielle gained notoriety following her stint in the 2007 series of Celebrity Big Brother.
Since then, the 41-year-old has been a familiar face on television, featuring in shows like the Weakest Link, Total Wipeout, and Come Dine With Me, right up to her latest challenge in the fifth celebrity edition of SAS: Who Dares Wins, where she joined celebrities including, Matt Hancock, James Argent and Siva Kaneswaran on the popular Channel 4 show.
Skin cancer advice
The NHS outlines various forms of skin cancer, including melanoma and non-melanoma types. Melanoma is typically more severe and has the potential to spread throughout the body, often triggered by “ultraviolet (UV) light, which comes from the sun and is used in sunbeds.” Key signs include alterations in an existing mole or a new mole’s emergence.
Conversely, non-melanoma cancer has two primary kinds: basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), originating from the skin’s topmost layer. Much like its more serious counterpart, this less aggressive type is primarily caused by UV light exposure.