Love Island beauty Faye Winter has reflected on her ‘terrifying’ cancer scare when she found a lump in her breast.
The 28-year-old reality star had admitted she experienced a ‘massive wake-up call’ when she made the discovering on holiday when applying sun lotion after forgetting to check herself regularly.
She told OK! magazine: ‘There was a lot going on for me last year anyway, and so amid it all I forgot to even check my breasts.
‘It was a massive wake-up call when I was just actually on holiday with my Love Island girls, having a bit of a breather and to then find a lump by accident as I was putting sun cream on.
‘It was terrifying. In those moments, before I knew the outcome, it was obviously very scary.’
Love Island beauty Faye Winter has reflected on her ‘terrifying’ cancer scare when she found a lump in her breast
The 28-year-old reality star had admitted she experienced a ‘massive wake-up call’ when she made the discovering on holiday when applying sun lotion after forgetting to check herself regularly
Faye was rushed through for an ultrasound by her GP and was relived to discover the lump wasn’t cancerous.
She said she ‘couldn’t fault’ her NHS experience after they accelerated her lump check and admitted it was ‘scary’ that they speeded up the process as it signified to her it could potentially be bad news.
Faye went on to reveal she now makes sure she checks her breasts regularly by setting an alarm on her phone to remind herself.
She said: ‘It isn’t something that we should be embarrassed about. The sooner it’s caught, the earlier that you get seen by a medical professional, the sooner you can get help, or the sooner you can have peace of mind.’
Last October Faye revealed she ‘didn’t sleep for days’ after suffering the ‘devastating’ scare.
She took to her Instagram to share a snap of herself during a doctors visit after finding the lump in her breast earlier that year.
Faye, who reassured her followers that she was given the ‘all-clear’ last June, penned a lengthy post to urge followers to check themselves, in honour of Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Faye captioned her snap: ‘October is a month to spread awareness for breast cancer, words we hope that none of us will hear in our life time however 1 in 8 of us unfortunately will. The words are frightening, devastating and you will feel completely over whelmed.’
She said: ‘It was a massive wake-up call when I was just actually on holiday with my Love Island girls, having a bit of a breather and to then find a lump by accident as I was putting sun cream on’
Last October Faye revealed she ‘didn’t sleep for days’ after suffering the ‘devastating’ scare as she marked breast cancer awareness week
Faye was on holiday when she found the lump in her breast and went to see the doctors to get checked
‘The positive thoughts of ”it will be nothing” with the voice in the back of your head saying ‘what if’.
‘I was so lucky back in June to be given the all clear on a lump I had found a couple of months prior and so many will also be given good news but it doesn’t make those few weeks or months any easier.’
Faye proceeded to tell her followers that checking your breasts for lumps is essential.
‘Checking our breasts and pecks is essential. It’s okay to be nervous and scared but don’t put it off and don’t shy away because getting it checked is the first step to getting the all clear.’
She also revealed how she felt when the first image of herself in the waiting room was taken.
‘Here I was sat with my mum, hadn’t slept for days before going in for my scans thinking ‘what else could go wrong this year’ but yet putting in to perspective how small those issues were, on top of trying to put on a brave face.
‘I felt like everything was falling apart and I just needed some good news, I’m so lucky I had such amazing family, friends and Bonnie around me checking in and supporting me in such a strange time.’
And to conclude, the beauty also touched on how glad she was to finally tell her followers her story.
‘I wasn’t sure on sharing my little story to begin with because 1 it seemed so tiny in comparison to others and 2 because I had so much going on I wanted to sweep it under the carpet, however as soon as I shared the amount of messages I got from you saying you’d checked was incredible and I’m so glad I did.
‘Now by the time you’ve read this you could of checked yours! So do it now.’
Followers of the former Love Island star then flocked to the comments to praise Faye for sharing her story.
One follower wrote ‘Just had my cancer removed yesterday. Thank you for sharing this’.
While another added ‘Thanks for sharing, cancer survivor myself’.
Last June Faye sparked concern among her fans after revealing she’d found a lump in her breast.
Taking to her Instagram Stories, the reality TV star shared a candid video revealing she was undergoing a mammogram and ultrasound to get the lump checked out after discovering it while on holiday with her pals.
Faye urged her followers to ‘have a little check’ of their breasts and went onto praise the ‘incredible’ NHS for their care.
In the clip, Faye explained she first found the lump while she was applying sun cream during her holiday abroad.
She later updated her fans by revealing she was heading back to the hospital soon and thanked her followers for their messages of support.
On her Instagram Stories, Faye said: ‘I know that a lot of you have noticed that I have been quite quiet on here, especially since my girls holiday when you guys were like ”where’s all [my] content.”
‘I didn’t want to let anyone in too soon and I didn’t feel like there was a right time to speak to you guys but I feel like today is probably the day for it.
‘If one person has a check today then I will be so happy.
‘I was putting my sun cream and I went ”oop, what is she, she is knew to my body.” And I found a little lump.
It came after Faye sparked concern among her fans after revealing she found a lump in her breast last June
The reality TV star urged her followers to ‘have a little check’ of their breasts and went onto praise the ‘incredible’ NHS for their care
Faye found fame on Love Island in 2021 where she was coupled up with now ex boyfriend Teddy Soares (seen together before their split last year)
‘So I went to my doctors and two weeks ago and they referred me and I’m going to have a mammogram and an ultrasound and make sure everything’s OK and make sure it’s nothing sinister.
‘I’m sure it’s nothing and it’s just a cyst or something but it has played on my mind and I haven’t really been able to get it out of my mind which is fine.’
Later that day, Faye updated her followers with another selfie, writing: ‘Thank you all for the support today. I’m going back to hospital on Thursday. Will keep you all updated.
‘I’m just going to leave this link here for anyone that needs to know how to check or what to look out for. Love you all,’ before posting a link to Coppafeel website.