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Fearne Cotton has shared a health update after having an operation to remove multiple tumours.
The TV and radio presenter, 43, revealed she was scheduled for surgery earlier this week after doctors discovered two benign tumours below her ear in her saliva gland.
Cotton’s surgery comes just a week after her friend Davina McCall, 57, revealed she needed surgery for a rare brain tumour, who is also recovering post procedure.
The radio star reassured fans on social media that the operation had been successful and she is now recovering by resting away from the public eye.
Posting to her Instagram story, Cotton said: “Operation went really well. Recovering and resting. Thanks so much for all the kind messages.”
The former Celebrity Juice captain revealed McCall has been a source of support for her since she discovered the tumours, describing her as a “beacon of positivity”.
On Tuesday, Cotton took to her Instagram to reveal her health issue in a short video.
“I’ve got a benign tumour just in my jaw here, below my ear, another little tiny one above it,” she said.
“I’m very grateful they’re benign but they do need to come out because they’re on a nerve. So I’m gonna have that surgery, and then I’m gonna be resting to get better before Christmas.
“Not very good at resting, so wondering how that’s gonna go. But I’m feeling OK about it. I’m going into the operation feeling good and well.”
She also said her podcast, Happy Place, will “carry on as normal”.
“I’ll be doing all the regular stuff, I’ve banked a load of good episodes so that will still be rolling out, and I’ll see you soon.”
In the caption, Cotton explained she discovered the health issue when she “felt a lump under my ear on my jawline a while ago now but this year noticed it was growing”.
She continued: “Turns out it’s a benign tumour and another small one above it on the saliva gland.
“It’s obviously so weird that only a couple of months ago Davina told me about her tumour and then weeks later I was calling her having discovered mine.
“I’m not only lucky she’s a bloody good mate but also a beacon of light and positivity when it comes to this stuff.”
McCall recently underwent a successful operation to remove a 14mm-wide benign tumour, a colloid cyst, from her brain.
Following her operation, McCall told her followers that her short-term memory had been affected, but it was something that would improve over time.
“My short-term memory is a bit remiss but that’s something I can work on. I’m writing down everything I’m doing to keep myself feeling safe,” she said last week.
“I’m on the mend, I’m resting, I’m sleeping loads, I feel really good. And very lucky.”
