CoppaFeel! founder Kris Hallenga has died aged 38 after she was diagnosed with breast cancer at 23.
The campaigner, from Cornwall, was first diagnosed in 2009 with incurable secondary breast cancer and given a life expectancy of just two years.
Rather than succumbing to despair, Kris made a conscious decision to face her illness head-on, determined to seize every opportunity and live life to the full.
In a statement on X, CoppaFeel! said: ‘We share the sad news that our founder, boob chief, colleague, friend and queen of glittering turds, Kris, has died.
‘Kris approached life in a creative, fun and fearless way, showing us that it is possible to live life to the full with cancer.’
CoppaFeel! founder Kris Hallenga (pictured), who had stage four breast cancer, has died aged 38
The campaigner was first diagnosed in 2009 with incurable secondary breast cancer and given a life expectancy of just two years
Kris made a conscious decision to face her illness head-on and seize every opportunity
Kris is the best-selling author of Glittering A Turd, seen here with an advert for her book which details how she discovered her life after being told she would die
Kris and her twin sister Maren took their charity CoppaFeel! to huge heights including creating checking tools, projecting onto the Houses of Parliament, and showing the first nipple on a billboard.
Kris is the best-selling author of Glittering A Turd, a book which details how she discovered her life after being told she would die.
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