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Jessie J has revealed she was diagnosed with ‘early breast cancer’ a few months ago.
The 37-year-old singer is best known for hits including Price Tag, Domino and Bang Bang, as well as appearing on The Voice UK, The Voice Australia and The Voice Kids UK.
However, Jessie – real name Jessica Ellen Cornish – has revealed she’s about to ‘disappear’ for a bit after being diagnosed with cancer.
Posting a video on Instagram, Jessie explained she received the health news just before the release of her song No Secrets in April.
‘Before No Secrets came out, I was diagnosed with early breast cancer,’ she explained.
‘I’m highlighting the word early. Cancer sucks in any form but I’m holding on to the word early.’
Jessie went on to share that she’s been ‘in and out of tests’ in the months since and wanted to share the update with her fans to try and be ‘open’ about what she’s currently dealing with.
‘I just wanted to be open and share it because selfishly, I do not talk about it enough,’ she went on.
‘I’m not processing it because I’m working so hard. I also know how much sharing in the past has helped me with other people giving me their love and support, and also their own stories.
‘I’m an open book. It breaks my heart that so many people are going through so much. Similar and worse.’
Jessie then spoke about facing a ‘weird topic and weird situation’ in regards to undergoing surgery on her breasts.
She then joked: ‘I’m getting to keep my nipples … that’s good. It’s a very dramatic way to get a boob job!.
The singer explained that she will ‘disappear for a bit after Summertime Ball to have my surgery. And I will come back with massive boobs and more music.’
She added: ‘You know what, to get diagnosed with this as I’m putting out a song called No Secrets right before a song called Living My Best Life, which was all pre-planned before I found out about this, I mean you can’t make it up.’
Next week Jessie is due to play at Capital’s Summertime Ball 2025, which will be held at London’s Wembley Stadium on Sunday June 15.
In 2023 Jessie welcomed her first child, son Sky, with professional basketball player Chanan Colman.
Jessie’s cancer diagnosis comes just a few months after her music comeback too.
In 2021 she released the single I Want Love but soon after was diagnosed with Meniere’s disease, a disorder of the inner ear that has impacted her hearing, balance, and singing.
The following year the singer shared that while she’d recorded her sixth album, she’d decided to scrap it entirely after deciding it ‘didn’t feel right’. In 2023 she left her label Republic Records after 17 years.
No Secrets, released in April, marked her first new song in three years.
How to check for signs of breast cancer
CoppaFeel! offers these simple steps on how to check your own chest for signs of cancer.
Look
- Look at your boobs, pecs or chest.
- Look at the area from your armpit, across and beneath your boobs, pecs or chest, and up to your collarbone.
Be aware of any changes in size, outline or shape and changes in skin such as puckering or dimpling.
Feel
- Feel each of your boobs, pecs or chest.
- Feel the area from your armpit, across and beneath your boobs, pecs or chest, and up to your collarbone.
Be aware of any changes in skin such as puckering or dimpling, or any lumps, bumps or skin thickening which are different from the opposite side.
Notice your nipples
- Look at each of your nipples.
Be aware of any nipple discharge that’s not milky, any bleeding from the nipple, any rash or crusting on or around your nipple area that doesn’t heal easily and any change in the position of your nipple
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