TV presenter Fearne Cotton has revealed she will undergo an operation to remove two benign tumours from her jaw.
The podcast host announced the news in an Instagram video on Tuesday, as she revealed she has been supported by fellow presenter Davina McCall, who had surgery on a rare brain tumour last month.
Cotton, 43, said: “I’ve got a benign tumour just in my jaw here, below my ear, another little tiny one above it.
“I’m very grateful they’re benign but they do need to come out because they’re on a nerve.
“So I’m gonna have that surgery, and then I’m gonna be resting to get better before Christmas.
“Not very good at resting, so wondering how that’s gonna go. But I’m feeling OK about it. I’m going into the operation feeling good and well.”
She also said her podcast, Happy Place, will “carry on as normal”.
“I’ll be doing all the regular stuff, I’ve banked a load of good episodes so that will still be rolling out, and I’ll see you soon.”
In the video’s caption, she said she had “felt a lump under my ear on my jawline a while ago now but this year noticed it was growing”.
“Turns out it’s a benign tumour and another small one above it on the saliva gland,” she added.
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Davina McCall shares health update
“It’s obviously so weird that only a couple of months ago Davina told me about her tumour and then weeks later I was calling her having discovered mine.
“I’m not only lucky she’s a bloody good mate but also a beacon of light and positivity when it comes to this stuff.”
McCall, 57, left a comment on Cotton’s post that said: “Sending you so much healing and love. Can’t wait to give you a huge gentle cuddle.”
McCall, a former Big Brother host, said she was recovering from brain surgery last month which was to remove a “very rare” colloid cyst – a type of fluid-filled benign tumour in the brain.
