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Bonnie McLaren

Cat Burns reveals she's had breast reduction surgery

Cat Burns has revealed she has undergone a breast reduction.

The Celebrity Traitors star, 25, told her fans she underwent the surgery after years of “pain” and “over-sexualisation”.

Taking to her Instagram stories in a hospital gown, the singer wrote: “Was going back and forth on whether I was gonna share this but I know I've built an understanding community of people!”

She then went on to explain how emotional she felt after having the long-awaited surgery.

Burns shared the news in an Instagram story (Cat Burns/Instagram)

“I’ve just come out of my breast reduction surgery! had a big fat cry once I saw mum sisty and Sarah. (Joyful tears btw the amount of relief and happiness I feel is overwhelming),” she added.

The singer then elaborated on her reasons for wanting to have the operation.

“I've always struggled with my boobies since they arrived on my chest at like 12, they caused me so much pain when exercising and I deeply hated the over-sexualisation it brought,” she added.

“I’ve tried so many different ways to work with my body and wear different bras etc but I thought while I'm young and healthy and by the universes grace am able to go this surgery I want to love my body going into the next part of my life!”

Burns added her “surgery went really well I did affirmations before and after and I'm feeling ok”.

She ended the post by saying she was going to rest while catching up on The Traitors from her hospital bed.

Burns was a fan favourite on Celebrity Traitors (Cody Burridge/BBC/PA) (PA Media)

Last month, it was revealed Burns was named the most searched-for female musician on Google in the UK in 2025, after starring on The Celebrity Traitors.

It comes after the 25-year-old released her second album How To Be Human, and was banished in the final of the BBC reality gameshow as part of a team of traitors completed by TV presenter Jonathan Ross and comedian Alan Carr, who was the show’s eventual winner.

Reacting to the news, Burns said: “This year has been a whirlwind. Going from watching The Traitors on my sofa to actually being in the castle was surreal, and the love I’ve felt from the British public has been genuinely heartwarming.

“To have that support carry over to my new album How To Be Human means the world to me. It’s been such a massive year for women in music, so ending 2025 as Google’s top trending female musician is the cherry on top.”

She was joined in the top five most searched-for female musicians by fellow The Celebrity Traitors stars Charlotte Church (third) and Paloma Faith (fourth), with the latter announcing she was pregnant in October.

The top five was completed by Lily Allen, who released her first album in seven years with West End Girl in 2025, who came second, and 1990s alternative rock singer Alanis Morissette.

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