NEON earned bragging rights tonight with the third consecutive Palme d’Or Cannes winner in a row, that being Ruben Östlund’s satirical comedy Triangle of Sadness, which was a huge crowd pleaser during the fest.
23.05.2022 - 09:27 / ok.co.uk
She’s known for being outrageous, feisty and straight-talking. But Real Housewives Of Cheshire star Ester Dee has laid bare her vulnerable side as she recovers from a cancer scare following years of failing to attend routine smear tests. Speaking exclusively to OK!, the Czech-born mum-of-one revealed that she’s furious with herself for putting off the potentially life-saving screening for so long.
And having recently undergone surgery to remove pre-cancerous cells from her cervix, she knows now she’s had a lucky escape. “It’s been horrendous,” says Ester, 37, who joined the RHOCH cast in 2016 before quitting the ITVBe show last summer. “I’ve been an idiot with my health, putting my life at risk.
Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter. You can sign up at the top of the page. “I’ve been invited for a smear test numerous times but have always ignored the letters thinking there was no family history of cancer, that nothing could happen to me and that I was invincible.
“I didn’t want the inconvenience of going to the appointment or the discomfort of the procedure itself. I hate myself for not listening to my mum who would always tell me to go and get checked and for ignoring all those letters from the GP. It’s all my own fault.” Every woman between the ages of 25 and 64 is invited for regular NHS cervical screening, but despite several prominent public health campaigns, Ester didn’t book an appointment until she started to experience some worrying symptoms three months ago.
NEON earned bragging rights tonight with the third consecutive Palme d’Or Cannes winner in a row, that being Ruben Östlund’s satirical comedy Triangle of Sadness, which was a huge crowd pleaser during the fest.
LOS ANGELES -- Jack and Rebecca. Randall, Kate and Kevin.
Real Housewives of Cheshire star Ester Dee has opened up about her fears of conceiving after suffering a cervical cancer scare. The straight-talking star, 37, recently had surgery to remove pre-cancerous cells from her cervix after failing to attend any routine smear tests in her lifetime. Ester, who is in a three-year relationship with retired businessman Glynne, 55, had hoped the couple could expand their blended brood of four, including Glynne’s three kids and her seven-year-old daughter Pearl from her previous relationship with property tycoon Rob Lloyd, but is worried her recent health issues might cause them difficulties.
LOS ANGELES -- Jack and Rebecca. Randall, Kate and Kevin.
A Scots nurse is grieving the loss of her fertility at the age of 28 after she claims she had to fight to convince doctors something was wrong before her cervical cancer diagnosis.
Families desperate for a trip abroad this summer are at risk of missing out on their hard-earned holidays after passports and key documents were lost by couriers. Recruitment issues and massive backlogs are causing chaos for those who were hoping to get away for the first time since travel restrictions have eased.
Love Island star Liberty Poole has sworn off of using sun beds after a skin cancer scare. Liberty, 22, discovered a "weird mole" on her tummy shortly after leaving the ITV2 dating show's villa last year. Dancing on Ice star Liberty, who is rumoured to be secretly dating a carpenter, has been told by doctors the mole is unlikely to be cancerous, but has been advised to get it removed.
A woman who was diagnosed with cancer despite having no symptoms has told how a routine smear test saved her life. Tania Taylor had her world turned upside down when abnormal cells were discovered during a cervical screening in January 2021. Just weeks later, she was diagnosed with cervical cancer.
Jessie Buckley and Bernard Butler have today (May 13) shared the third single from their upcoming new album – listen to it below.The track, called ‘Seven Red Rose Tattoos’, follows on from previous releases, ‘The Eagle And The Dove’ and ‘For All The Days That Tear The Heart’.The singles are taken from the pair’s upcoming new album, ‘For All Our Days That Tear The Heart’, which will arrive on June 10.Speaking about the new track, Buckley said: “We give people roses to signify love, but etched into flesh, they represent something different.”You can listen to the track here:‘For All Our Days That Tear The Heart’ Tracklisting: 1. ‘The Eagle & The Dove’2. ‘For All Our Days That Tear The Heart’3. ’20 Years A-Growing’4. ‘Babylon Days’5. ‘Seven Red Rose Tattoos’6. ‘Footnotes On The Map’7. ‘We’ve Run The Distance’8. ‘We Haven’t Spoke About The Weather’9. ‘Beautiful Regret’10. ‘I Cried Your Tears’11. ‘Shallow The Water’12. ‘Catch The Dust’Speaking about their new album project recently, Buckley and Butler said in a joint statement: “The album should be discovered by the world as if they have tripped across a box of photographs in the back of their closet they didn’t know was there.”A statement about the collaboration added: “It all started with a FaceTime call from Butler’s North London kitchen to Buckley’s mountaintop residence in County Kerry, with their friendship growing from an unlikely shared love of Killarney and the small island of Valentia where Butler would go on holiday as a boy.