Jessie J has shared a health update with fans as she reveals breast cancer surgery.
The 37-year-old singer – real name Jessica Ellen Cornish – has given an update after revealing her cancer diagnosis at the start of June.
Sharing snaps of herself in a hospital bed, she revealed that she had undergone surgery, and shared raw footage of herself with her son and basketball player partner, Chanan Colman.
Adding a warning to fans about the content in the post, the caption read: ‘‼️Blood warning‼️This post is some of the honest lows and highs of the last 48 hours.
‘I will always show the good and hard bits of any journey I go through. Grateful to my doctor / surgeon and all the nurses who cared for me, and all my family / friends who came to visit.
She added that she was back at home now, and seemed positive as she cracked a joke: ‘I am home now, to rest and wait for my results 🤞🏻 Chanan is in a nurse outfit. No no, he isn’t, but funny to imagine.
‘Still hugging everyone going through something tough right now. We all got this!’
In the post, she included multiple videos, one revealing that she was at the hospital for six and a half hours before heading into theatre.
Another tender video showed her partner kissing her head and holding her hand while she lay in a hospital bed. The next video showed her crying and complaining about being sore while she told her partner that she loved him, seemingly post-surgery.
An emotional video showed her joking about the blood draining out of her breasts being a ‘goji berry smoothie’. This was followed by another video as she gently tried to explain to her son what the drain was and how it helped her.
One video showed Jessie watching back her latest performance at the Capital Summertime Ball, as she lay in a hospital bed recovering.
She could be heard on the TV screen on stage telling fans on June 15: ‘Today, this show is my last show before I go and beat breast cancer.’
Fans were quick to share their support for the star, commending her for sharing her experience publicly with people going through the same thing.
JLS’s Marvin Humes commented: ‘Ah Jess wow..these posts ❤️ I know Sky will be keeping you smiling and giving you strength..big love..you’re an absolute warrior x’
‘Sending love and praying God’s comfort and peace over you!,’ commented Michelle Williams.
Gaby Roslin penned: ‘Sending you strength, energy and so much love you beautiful soul ❤️❤️’
Ashley Louise James wrote: ‘Lots of love!! And now the recovery ❤️’
BethSimpsonxo commented: ‘You are so brave, the awareness you are raising while being so real and honest is genuinely going to help so many lives. You are incredible, thinking of you always.’
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The star announced the news of her cancer diagnosis in June, after learning about her cancer 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.’
She added that she wanted to share her experience to help others: ‘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.’
She also joked at the time: ‘I’m getting to keep my nipples … that’s good. It’s a very dramatic way to get a boob job!’
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