Sarah Beeny said she is being treated for breast cancer.
The 50-year-old presenter and property expert is best known for her work on UK property programmes, including Help! My House Is Falling Down and Sarah Beeny's New Life In The Country. In an interview with The Telegraph, she said she had "a little bit of a breakdown" after being diagnosed in a hospital consultation room.
Speaking to the newspaper, she said she began chemotherapy last week and will have a mastectomy and radiotherapy in the New Year. She cut off her hair at the weekend with the help of her children and husband, and said: "Graham was trying to cut it nicely, but the boys - well, they're not going to be famous hairdressers."