Real reason Trisha Goddard signed up for Celebrity Big Brother despite terminal breast cancer diagnosis
TRISHA Goddard is preparing to head into the Celebrity Big Brother house - and we can reveal the real reason why she has signed up.
The former talk show host, 67, told last year how she had been given a terminal diagnosis after her breast cancer returned.
Trisha explained how her cancer was 'treatable not curable' and that she was continuing to work.
She also gave away a big clue that points to why she has signed up to this year's CBB.
The telly star is determined to not let her prognosis affect her daily life and has vowed to continue "enjoying what I have always enjoyed".
Trisha said she does not want to become "a poster girl for cancer", adding: "It's not who I am. It's not why I'm here."
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The star is also adamant that people should not change how they perceive her.
Trisha told HELLO!: “[The disease] is not going to go away, and with that knowledge comes grief, and fear.
"But I must keep enjoying what I have always enjoyed."
Trisha is best known for her self-titled morning talkshow, which ran from 1998 to 2010.
Prior to that, she hosted the Australia children's programme Play School from 1987 to 1998.
The star has appeared on multiple other TV programmes over the years, including Piers Morgan's Life Stories and Dancing On Ice.
Last year, she guest presented Good Morning Britain and she is a host on TalkTV.
On Monday, she will enter the Celebrity Big Brother house alongside 11 other famous faces as the new series gets underway on ITV.
Fellow housemates include Hollywood superstar Mickey Rourke, EastEnders' Patsy Palmer and Corrie star Jack P. Shepherd.
In 2022, Trisha revealed her cancer had returned just a month before her wedding ceremony to husband Allen.
She was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008 following a hospital visit for a running injury.
Trisha had to undergo two operations and several months of chemotherapy.
What are the signs of breast cancer?
BREAST cancer is the most common type of cancer in the UK.
The majority of women who get it are over 50, but younger women and, in rare cases, men can also get breast cancer.
If it’s treated early enough, breast cancer can be prevented from spreading to other parts of the body.
Breast cancer can have a number of symptoms, but the first noticeable symptom is usually a lump or area of thickened breast tissue.
Most breast lumps aren’t cancerous, but it’s always best to have them checked by your doctor. You should also speak to your GP if you notice any of the following:
- a change in the size or shape of one or both breasts
- discharge from either of your nipples (which may be streaked with blood)
- a lump or swelling in either of your armpits
- dimpling on the skin of your breasts
- a rash on or around your nipple
- a change in the appearance of your nipple, such as becoming sunken into your breast
Source: NHS
The TV presenter thought she had fully recovered from the illness, but doctors found the cancer had spread to her bones.
In February last year, Trisha confirmed her stage 4 diagnosis after keeping it a secret for 18 months.
Speaking on ITV’s Good Morning Britain, she told presenters Kate Garraway and Ed Balls: “It’s not who I am, it’s what I’m living with.
“And coming back to people with chronic illnesses, I think we do them a disservice when we use words like ‘brave’, ‘champion’, ‘hero’, ‘survivor’, because they just want to grasp the life they have, and drink life to the lees.
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“And I don’t want everything to be ‘Oh, you look so good’, in brackets ‘considering you’ve got cancer’.”
- Celebrity Big Brother: Live Launch, 9pm, ITV1/ ITVX, Monday April 7
