Shirley Ballas reveals she's living in fear over mammogram results following cancer scare after doctors found lump in her breast

Shirley Ballas says she is surviving successful fearfulness pursuing a recent cancer scare aft she went for her regular mammogram. 

The Strictly Come Dancing caput judge, 63, took to Instagram this week to show fans she's waiting for biopsy results aft having nan process and is now waiting for her results.

Twinkle-toed prima Shirley, who had her bosom implants removed successful 2019 to make it easier for doctors to spot cancer, decided not to miss her mammogram aft Strictly pro Amy Dowden, who is recovering from bosom cancer, reminded her of nan value of getting tested.

Television characteristic Shirley was near shocked erstwhile the regular trial revealed she had lumpy insubstantial successful her near breast. 

Concerned putting excessively overmuch unit connected herself whitethorn person driven her to sick health, Shirley told The Sun: 'I’m worried I’ve worked myself to death.

'It’s been terrifying, to person nan needle spell successful your assemblage to numb it earlier nan biopsy.'

She added that she worries each clip personification calls her successful lawsuit they are delivering bad news.

Shirley explained: 'I consciousness very emotional. I’m not nan aforesaid astatine activity astatine nan moment, truthful I’m teaching, but it’s perpetually connected my mind.

'Every clip nan telephone rings, I think, "Oh, possibly they are my results".'

After Amy warned Shirley not to miss her mammogram, nan Strictly panellist went to a mobile NHS portion successful a Sainsbury's supermarket car parkland earlier she was called into King’s College Hospital successful London 3 days later.

The expert told her they had recovered a lump successful her bosom and they needed to do a 3D mammogram for which they needed to usage a much precocious instrumentality than nan 1 successful nan mobile unit.

She asked for it to beryllium done consecutive distant arsenic she did not want to person to hold and interest successful nan meantime. 

Sharing image which showed nan bandage aft her biopsy Shirley wrote connected Instagram this week: 'Urging each women do not miss your mammogram.

'I went for mine, ended up going for a 2nd 1 and a biopsy. Local anaesthetic biopsy done. Now waiting for results.'

Shirley besides gave a mention to Amy aft she was diagnosed pinch people III bosom crab successful May 2023.

She added: 'Amy Dowden you ran done my mind. The value of not putting it off. Go and get tested. Plus aforesaid bosom cheque regularly.'

Replying to Shirley's mention, Amy gushed: 'Always present for you! Important connection present each from @shirleyballas.'

Shirley had her bosom implants removed pursuing a crab scare successful 2019.

She revealed successful September that twelvemonth that she would beryllium having nan cognition to trim her risks of processing nan illness aft discovering a history of crab successful her family.

Taking to Instagram astatine nan time, nan dancer confirmed she would beryllium going nether nan knife, meaning she had to make an early exit from nan Pride Of Britain awards that year.

Addressing her fans successful a video message, she explained: 'It was a spectacular evening moreover though I had to time off early arsenic tomorrow is my room truthful I shall beryllium up astatine 3am. So I will support you each posted.'

Shirley revealed to The Sunday Times earlier nan process that she suffered a crab scare arsenic good arsenic learning that location was a history of nan illness successful her family erstwhile she changeable an section of Who Do You Think You Are? successful 2018.

The 2 eventualities led Shirley to see taking each nan precautions she could to extremity crab ever affecting her life, including nan removal of her implants. 

After learning that having implants tin artifact signs of bosom crab from being detected, Shirley besides revealed she was considering having nan scar insubstantial astir her implants removed arsenic well, to beryllium other careful.

When she first explained her imaginable plans to The Sunday Times, she said: 'I've had a bosom augmentation. It makes maine measurement backmost and deliberation erstwhile you spell for these mammograms, "Can you spot astatine nan back? Is it clear what you tin see?"

'It's making maine beryllium backmost and think, "Shall I region them? Would it beryllium a bully information precaution for me?"'

Shirley learnt connected Who Do You Think You Are? - nan BBC bid that delves into nan family trees of celebrities, featuring nan likes of Mary Berry, Mark Wright, Patsy Kensit and Danny Dyer - that her great-grandfather died from cancer.

She besides precocious nursed her mother, 82, backmost to wellness pursuing a colon crab diagnosis, for which she underwent treatment.

Shirley took to Instagram past summertime to unfastened up astir nan clip she had a bosom crab scare herself.

Alongside a image of a bosom crab consciousness poster, she typed: 'I had a regular cheque astatine nan doctors and she was not happy pinch what she felt and saw successful my bosom and instantly sent maine to Clatterbridge Hospital for a mammogram and ultrasound.

'We spell astir our regular lives ever engaged and sometimes ignoring our body.

'If thing changes externally aliases you person immoderate discomfort astatine each it’s your assemblage telling you "take attraction of me".

'DON’T PUT IT OFF. Early discovery is cardinal to getting better.

'I person crab successful my family statement truthful I will beryllium being vigilant.

'To each nan beautiful women retired location young and aged get checked regularly. We person 1 beautiful assemblage we request to support it good taken attraction of. Thank you again to nan NHS for being truthful marvelous.'