Brave Sarah Harding reveals she delayed going to doctors about her cancer because of Covid
SARAH Harding has told pals she delayed seeing doctors about her cancer because of the Covid pandemic.
The Girls Aloud star, 39, is now urging those also suffering with pain during lockdown to see their GP.
Sarah, who has advanced breast cancer, hopes her new tell-all book, Hear Me Out, will help others avoid the same fate as her.
A pal explained: “Sarah held back from speaking to her doctors about how much pain she was in because of the pandemic and because she was scared. Sarah is now living with advanced cancer and has been undergoing chemotherapy.
“Along with telling her life story, Sarah wanted to use her book Hear Me Out to urge her fans not to wait to speak to their GP under any circumstances. She doesn’t want anyone to make that mistake.”
Hear Me Out will also document her life, including her rise to fame in Girls Aloud – one of the UK’s most popular all-female groups. It is likely to recount her struggle with drugs and booze which ended with her going into rehab.
It may also detail her romances with US actor Stephen Dorff and reality star Calum Best. The memoir is also expected to touch on her victorious stint on Celebrity Big Brother in 2017.
Sarah has been supported throughout her cancer journey by family and friends, including bandmates Cheryl Tweedy, 37, Nadine Coyle, 35, and Kimberley Walsh, 39.
Sarah was approached about writing a book a month after revealing her diagnosis last August. She told fans in a shock Instagram post: “I am fighting as hard as I can.”
She said: “There’s no easy way to say this and actually it doesn’t even feel real writing this, but here goes.
‘I’m fighting as hard as I possibly can’
“Earlier this year I was diagnosed with breast cancer and a couple of weeks ago I received the devastating news that the cancer has advanced to other parts of my body.
“I’m currently undergoing weekly chemotherapy sessions and I am fighting as hard as I possibly can.
“I understand this might be shocking to read on social media and that really isn’t my intention.
“My amazing mum, family and close friends are helping me through this, and I want to say a thank you to the wonderful NHS doctors and nurses who have been and continue to be heroes.”
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In December, Sarah confirmed she was writing her autobiography — and thanked her fans.
She posted: “Everyone has been so kind and reading your comments and DMs has been such a huge source of strength to me.
“I can’t deny that things are tough right now but I’m fighting as hard as I possibly can and being as brave as I know how.”
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