Some This Morning viewers were took by surprise when they saw a woman bearing her breast on the daytime show - but it was all for good reason. The ITV programme was back on screens on Monday (March 27) with Holly Willougby at the helm and instead of being joined by her usual co-host Phillip Schofield, the presenter was at the helm alongside Alison Hammond.
They were joined live in the studio by Kelly Hopen after the interior designer revealed her breast cancer diagnosis after eight years of avoiding mammograms. The 63-year-old, who starred in BBC show Dragons’ Den, has said she was compelled to share her story after only learning last month she was "out of the woods".
Writing in the Daily Mail, Kelly said she could not believe her “own stupidity” after ignoring routine mammogram invitations for eight years. "It was a foolish thing to do, which is why I am writing this now: it’s a cautionary tale, a warning to others, not to be too frightened, too harried by the demands of work to go to your appointments," she said, revealing her mother had a breast cancer scare when she was relatively young.
