ATOMIC Kitten’s Natasha Hamilton has revealed her secret skin cancer battle, as she gave fans a health update.
The singer, 42, appeared on today’s Good Morning Britain, where she revealed how she had been diagnosed last year.
Natasha Hamilton has revealed she has skin cancer[/caption]
The star opened up about her cancer battle on GMB[/caption]
The star said she had an itch on her back after being in the sun on holiday in Majorca.
Natasha put the discomfort down to a mosquito bite and thought nothing of it.
However, she ended up getting her husband to have a look after it wouldn’t go away.
Natasha then sought medical attention and was diagnosed with skin cancer.
The singer then had a Basal-cell carcinoma removed from her back.
The star – who shot to fame in the late 90s with her band Atomic Kitten – said she has since had treatment and is “cancer free”.
Natasha said although her skin cancer hasn’t been directly linked to sunbeds, she said she overused them at the height of her bands fame in the noughties.
She revealed her diagnosis had been a “massive wake-up call”.
NATASHA’S JOURNEY
Natasha waited a year before revealing she had skin cancer.
Speaking to Scott McGlynn on the Celebrity Skin Talk podcast, she said: “I actually had skin cancer last year.
“I had a Basal-cell carcinoma removed from my back, and it was a massive wake-up call for me. It was like, ‘Oh.’
“I have burnt my back so much over the years, and I used sunbeds when I was younger, you know, back in the 90s, it was like everyone used a sunbed before you went on your night out on a Saturday, and the repercussions of that is now I have to be super vigilant in the sun, like I need to have my high factors on…
“I can’t be burning. I have to check my skin religiously for changes in like moles and freckles.”
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