Danielle Lloyd breaks down in tears in heartbreaking post as she reveals skin cancer diagnosis
DANIELLE Lloyd broke down in tears she told fans she’s been diagnosed with skin cancer in an emotional post.
The model, 41, took to Instagram to share her news and urged her followers to never ignore potential signs.
Devastated Danielle told how she needs to have an operation to determine the severity of her diagnosis.
She said: “I don’t really know how to say this and I didn’t know whether to come on and say it but I feel like I have to raise awareness of this.
“Today I have been diagnosed with a form of skin cancer.”
Danielle sobbed as she continued: “Anyone who thinks they’ve got something funny on their body – please go to your doctor. You just never know.”
After thanking medical staff for taking care of her, the mum-of-five shared the next steps following her shock news.
She said: “I’ve got to have an operation to see if it’s spread. Look after your skin, stay of sunbeds, wear factor 50 – you never know what’s going to happen.”
Danielle is mum to Archie, 13, George, 12, and Harry, 10 – who she shares with ex-husband Jamie O’Hara.
She and husband Michael O’Neill are parents to Ronnie, six, and two-year-old Autumn Rose.
Danielle’s health battle comes after her £2million home was targeted by masked intruders in a terrifying raid last year.
She and Michael – who were out at the time – watched in horror on a live-stream on her phone as three balaclava-wearing thugs smashed through a back door with a crowbar before stealing designer watches, handbags and jewellery.
Danielle later told The Sun: “It was horrifying — and the worst thing I have ever seen.
“We rarely go out so we think they targeted it for when we were out.
“We have a professional security company, who contacted us plus we had a Ring doorbell at the back door they broke in through.
“It meant we watched it, as it happened, on the company’s app.”
During the raid the gang stole more than £100,000 of watches, bags and jewellery.
The haul included two designer timepieces, a Cartier bangle, Danielle’s diamond wedding ring and a bank card.