This Morning's Holly Willoughby and Julia Bradbury teared up as they discussed Julia's breast cancer documentary and journey.
Former This Morning presenter Julia Bradbury returned to the studio to discuss her breast cancer journey ahead of her new documentary. Julia Bradbury: Breast Cancer and Me airs tonight at 9pm on ITV.
Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield joined her, asking how she was doing since her diagnosis. Julia stated she was feeling good but there would still be a long road ahead before she was back to her former self.
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With the documentary airing tonight, Julia explained her reasons behind filming her journey. She said: "I’ve been honest about the discovery of my lump from the very beginning because I’ve always been a campaigner for cancer. My mother had cancer, my father had cancer, so I’ve been an ambassador for several cancer charities throughout my career and ironically I am an ambassador for ovarian cancer in the UK."
She continued, "But when I did discover the lump, I was very open about having mammograms and encouraging women to go to the doctor if you find something - trust your instincts and I even posted a picture on my social media accounts of me having a mammogram. It was just a natural progression from that."
Showing a preview of the documentary, This Morning viewers watched Julia reunite with her children for the first time since undergoing operations to tackle the breast cancer. As Julia lay in bed, both her children rushed to hug their mother after a long-awaited reunion which got both Julia and Holly emotional.
Cutting back to the studio, Holly wiped away tears and said: "That got me." As Julia held back tears of her own, she added her kids have been "amazing." She said: "They’ve made friends with my new boob! They say, ‘Mummy, it doesn’t feel the same’ and I say, ‘No it doesn’t, but I’m here and that’s what it’s done.
"Telling your children you have cancer is the hardest thing you’ll ever have to do in your life. You also don’t know how much you tell them to be realistic, and how much do you need to protect them.. It’s a very tricky balance. I don’t think any parent really knows what to do."
She added: "One of my children said, ‘Can I still hug you’ and the other said, ‘Is it contagious?” I never thought about either of those two things. You just don’t know what’s going through their mind. You do your best, but it’s a very difficult thing to navigate.”
Julia Bradbury: Breast Cancer and Me airs 9pm on ITV. Viewers can also catch up via their streaming channel, ITVHub.
