Fearne Cotton reveals she has had surgical procedure to take away two tumours on her jawline as she provides well being replace

Fearne Cotton has revealed an operation to remove two tumours on her jawline has gone ‘really well’ and she is now in recovery.

On Tuesday night the TV and radio star shared that she would be having surgery imminently after discovering two ‘growing’ tumours, which doctors told her were benign.

Sharing an update on Wednesday, Fearne posted on Instagram: ‘Operation went really well. Recovering and resting. Thanks so much for all the kind messages.’

Fearne’s news comes barely a week after her friend Davina McCall, 57, revealed she also required surgery after discovering a very rare brain tumour.

The former Celebrity Juice captain gushed that Davina had been a source of great support to her after she discovered her own tumours, calling her a ‘beacon of positivity’.

Davina was one of the first to flock to the comments of Fearne’s Tuesday night post, writing: ‘Sending you so much healing and love can’t wait to give you a huge gentle cuddle.’

While her other famous pals soon voiced their support, with radio presenter, Zoe Ball gushing: ‘oh darling girl. be brave as and know you’ll be well looked after. all my love x’.

And fellow Radio DJ Lauren Laverne echoed: ‘Well done for getting sorted, doll. Wishing you a full and speedy recovery and sending tons of love your way. You’ll be reet. Xx’

Big Brother star Kate Lawler penned: ‘Sending all my love Fearne. Hope to see you back on here soon. Rest up. Take it easy. Big hugs xx ❤️❤️’, 

Singer Sophie Ellis Bextor also commented, writing: ‘Rest up lovely woman and sending you lots of love xxx’, while Little Mix’s Perrie Edwards added: ‘Sending love! ❤️’

Hollywood actress Minnie Driver wrote: ‘Love you Fearne. Sending you all the love’, and comedian John Bishop added: ‘Hope the recovery goes well ❤️’.

Harry Styles‘ mother Anne Twist commented: ‘Take all the time you need Fearne. Sending lots of love xxx’ and Lisa Snowdon said: ‘Sending love and well wishes beautiful ❤️❤️‍’.

Sports presenter Gabby Logan echoed: ‘Sending you lots of love’, with singer Beverley Knight also writing: ‘Sending you love Fearne’.

Presenter Nicki Chapman, who also had to have surgery to remove a non-cancerous brain tumour in 2019, added: ‘Sending so much love xxxx’

While comedic icon Dawn French responded using her typical wit, as she commented: ‘Do you need me to do the actual op..? Just say the word… I can buy implements on my way up the motorway & I already have the Ladybird book of The Body… so I’m ready. Xx’.

In the caption of her video post, Fearne wrote: ‘Hey gang I’m going to be out of action for a bit due to a surgery. I felt a lump under my ear on my jawline a while ago now but this year noticed it was growing.

‘Turns out it’s a benign tumour and another small one above it on the saliva gland. I’m feeling positive about it all and will take the opportunity to rest and slow right down. 

‘If you feel a lump or bump or feel like something is a bit off, always go get it checked. I’m so glad I did as the longer you leave these things the more complicated things become.

‘It’s obviously so weird that only a couple of months ago Davina told me about her tumour and then weeks later I was calling her having discovered mine. I’m not only lucky she’s a bloody good mate but also a beacon of light and positivity when it comes to this stuff.

‘Sending you all loads of love and I’ll see you soon.’

 

In the video, Fearne showed where the tumours were located, while reassuring her fans that she was ‘feeling good and well’, but would be less online as she rested up following the operation.

While she added that she would still be continuing with her popular podcast The Happy Place ‘as normal’, with lots of episodes pre-recorded.

She said: ‘Hi everyone, hope you’re good. I am just jumping on here to leave a quick message to say I’m not going to be on here probably quite as much the next couple of weeks because I’ve got to have an operation. 

‘I’ve got a benign tumour just in my jaw here below my ear. Another little tiny one here above it. I’m very grateful they’re benign but they do need to come out because they’re on a nerve. 

‘So I’m going to have that surgery then resting to get better before Christmas. I’m not very good at resting so wondering how that’s going to go but I’m feeling ok about it. I’m feeling good and well.

‘I’m going to catch up on lots of TV while I’m out the other side of it. The podcast will carry on as normal. I’ll be doing all the regular stuff, I’ve banked a lot of good episodes that will still be rolling out and I’ll see you soon’.

Last month, Davina shared that she underwent brain tumour surgery, after revealing she had a ‘very rare’ colloid cyst that affects only three in a million people.

The presenter explained that she received the diagnosis by chance after booking in for a ‘health scan’, telling fans: ‘I was offered a health scan which I thought I was going to ace but it turned out I had benign brain tumour which is very rare, three in a million.

‘I slightly put my head in the sand for a while, I saw a few neurosurgeons, had quite a lot of opinions and realised I needed to take it out.

‘It’s quite big, it’s 14mm wide and it needs to come out because if it grows it would be bad. I’m having it removed.’

She concluded her message: ‘Say a prayer for me. I’m in good spirits.’