The singer, 37, said folk are telling her ‘all the time’ that pals caught early signs of the disease since she spoke out on her cancer battle. She’s urged people to be vocal
Pop star Jessie J has saved several lives since revealing her breast cancer hell. The singer, 37, said folk are telling her “all the time” that pals caught early signs of the disease since she spoke out on her battle.
And she has urged people diagnosed to no longer hide away and deal with it but be vocal.
The hitmaker, who had surgery to beat her cancer six months ago, told Women’s Health UK: “I hear all the time from people who say that a friend checked her breasts after seeing me talking about it. “They found a lump, and it’s cancer, but they’ve caught it early. I’ve got goosebumps.
“So, yeah, I’ll keep talking about how important it is.”
Jessie has become mates with TV host Davina McCall, 58, who has been hailed for revealing last month she also had surgery for breast cancer.
The Do It like a Dude crooner said: “I’ve never spoken to [Davina] before, but I reached out and said, ‘This is what’s helped me, maybe it can help you’.
“[My advice to anyone] is the same thing I say to anyone who’s pregnant, had a baby, had a miscarriage or been told they’ve got cancer: this is your thing. You create the bubble that you need to survive.”
Jessie also opened up about delaying her operation in June to perform at Capital FM’s Summertime Ball in London.
The star said: “I pissed off a lot of people by postponing my surgery to do that show. But I knew doing the show was going to impact me personally, as Jessica.”
**The full interview is available in the new issue of Women’s Health UK, out on December 23.
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