Danielle Lloyd showed off the results of her skin cancer surgery as she detailed her health battle. 

The model, 41, revealed in February she had been diagnosed with cancer after noticing a change to one of her moles.

In a video update on Thursday, the mother-of-five revealed that she’d now undergone surgery as she shared snaps of the healing process and revealed she was giving up sunbeds for good. 

Filming herself heading to a spray tan she revealed she was feeling ‘nervous’ but that having skin cancer had ‘changed her outlook on life’. 

She explained: ‘I used to be a total sun worshiper, never really thinking about the risk of skin cancer. Sunbeds before holidays? Absolutely! 

‘But now, I’ve decided it’s better to fake the glow because my health and being there for my kids are what truly matter. I’m still waiting on the results from my second operation, but I’m keeping my spirits up and pledging to keep my skin safe from those pesky UV rays in the future!’

Danielle Lloyd, 41, shared pH๏τographs of her skin cancer surgery scars as she issued an emotional health update in an Instagram post on Thursday following her shock diagnosis

In the video montage, Danielle revealed a picture of her scars after the mole removal as she shared snaps of the healing process and revealed she was giving up sunbeds for good

Danielle also showcased her fresh new tan after ditching sunbeds for spray tans

In the video montage, Danielle revealed a picture of her scars after the mole removal as well as her fresh new tan after ditching sunbeds for spray tans.  

Danielle shared a tearful video to Instagram in February which she revealed she had been diagnosed with cancer after noticing a change to one of her moles.

She then detailed the emotional moment she told her eldest sons Archie, 14, George, 13, and Harry, 11 – who she welcomed with her ex-husband Jamie O’Hara – about her diagnosis.

Danielle revealed she hasn’t told her two younger children Ronnie, seven, and Autumn, three – who she shares with her husband Michael O’Neill – because they wouldn’t understand.

‘I told the older three but not the younger two. Ronnie is at an age where he wouldn’t really understand, he’d hear that word and think I was going to die,’ she told Closer.

‘It was difficult telling the older boys, Harry asked me if my hair was going to fall out. 

‘It’s hard because they’re still young, so I don’t know if they fully understand – which is a good thing because I don’t want to put a strain on them.’

Danielle also recalled the moment she was told she had skin cancer after she visited the doctors to get a ‘very small’ mole on her collarbone checked when she noticed it had changed shape.

Danielle also shared snaps of her moles that turned out to be cancerous and had to be removed 

Filming herself heading to a spray tan she revealed she was feeling ‘nervous’ but that having skin cancer had ‘changed her outlook on life’. She explained: ‘I used to be a total sun worshiper, never really thinking about the risk of skin cancer’

The TV personality said she knew something was wrong when the doctors called her asking her to come in and told how she broke down in tears upon hearing the news.

‘I was trying to hold it together, but then I just broke down, I was just so shocked,’ she admitted.

Danielle said her husband Michael was equally as shocked but has been very supportive throughout the scary ordeal.

She warned others not to ignore the warning signs, admitting she didn’t think she was at risk of skin cancer because of her ‘olive skin’ before doing further research.

Danielle broke the news of her skin cancer diagnosis in an emotional video shared to her Instagram Stories last month. 

Struggling to hold back the tears, she said: ‘I don’t really know how to say this and I didn’t know whether to come on and say this but I feel like I have to raise awareness of this kind of thing happening to other people.

‘Today I have been diagnosed with a form of skin cancer.’

‘I just want to raise awareness for anyone who thinks they’ve got something funny on their body, they see a mole growing, which is not normal – please please please go to your doctor because honestly, you just never know,’ she went on.

The star said she’d been ‘really shocked’ by what she’d been told but went on to praise the Macmillan nurses at the hospital for their support.

Danielle told her eldest sons Archie, 14, George, 13, and Harry, 11 about her diagnosis, but didn’t tell her younger kids Ronnie, seven, and Autumn, three (all pictured with her husband Michael O’Neill) 

She told her followers she will need an operation to see if her cancer has spread, which she could be waiting up to six weeks for. She has not specified what type of skin cancer she has been diagnosed with.

‘Honestly, it’s not what I expected today, I suppose it’s not what anyone suspects,’ she admitted.

‘Please guys, look after your skin, stay of sunbeds, wear factor 50 – and just look after yourself because you never know what’s going to happen.’ 

It is not the first time Danielle has had a cancer scare as she was rushed to hospital in 2023 after suffering from heavy bleeding.

Doctors then discovered she had large cysts on her ovaries, but was thankfully told they were non-cancerous after undergoing a biopsy.

She also found a lump in her breast last year and she was given the all-clear in October after a biopsy discovered the lump was benign.

What is malignant melanoma? 

Malignant melanoma is a serious form of skin cancer that begins in melanocytes, cells found in the upper layer of skin that produce melanin, which gives skin its colour.

While less common that other types of skin cancer, it is more dangerous because of its ability to spread to other organs more rapidly if it is not treated at an early stage.

Symptoms

A new mole or a change in an existing mole may be signs of melanoma.

Melanomas can appear anywhere on your body, but they’re more common in areas that are often exposed to the sun.

Some rarer types can affect the eyes, soles of the feet, palms of the hands or genitals.

Check your skin for any unusual changes. Use a mirror or ask a partner or friend to check any areas you cannot see.

In particular, look for: 

Moles with an uneven shape or edges Moles with a mix of colours Large moles – melanomas often tend to be more than 6mm wide Moles that change size, shape or colour over time

Causes

Ultraviolet (UV) light is the most common cause of melanoma. It comes from the sun and is used in sunbeds.

Melanoma is more common in older people, but younger people can also get it.

You’re also more likely to get melanoma if you have:

Pale skin that burns easily in the sun Red or blonde hair Blue or green eyes A large number of freckles or moles Had a lot of sun exposure and you’ve had sunburn a lot in the past Used sunbeds a lot A history of skin cancer in your family or you’ve had skin cancer before

If you have black or brown skin, you have a lower chance of getting melanoma, but you can still get it. 

 Prevention

Staying safe in the sun is the best way to lower your chance of getting skin cancer (both melanoma and non-melanoma). 

Do the following:

Stay out of the sun during the H๏τtest part of the day (11am to 3pm in the UK)Keep your arms and legs covered and wear a wide-brimmed hat and sunglᴀsses that provide protection against ultraviolet (UV) raysUse sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of at least 30 and at least 4-star UVA protection – make sure you reapply it regularlyMake sure babies and children are protected from the sun – their skin is much more sensitive than adult skin

Treatment 

Melanoma skin cancer can often be treated. The treatment you have will depend on where it is, if it has spread and your general health.

Surgery is the main treatment for melanoma. Radiotherapy, medicines and chemotherapy are also sometimes used.

Surgery could involve removing the melanoma and an area of healthy skin around it, swollen lymph nodes if the cancer has spread to them and other parts of the body if it has spread to them.

If a large part of skin has to be removed, a skin graft might be needed which could see kin taken from another part of the body to cover the area where the melanoma was.

Radiotherpay is sometimes used to reduce the size of large melanomas and help control and relieve symptoms.

Targeted medicines and immotherapy are used to treat melanomas that can’t be dealt with by surgery, or have spread to lymph glands or other parts of the body.

Chemotherapy, which kills cancer cells, is sometimes used to treat advanced melanoma when it has spread to another part of the body. It does not work as well as other treatments, but can be used if you are unable to have them.

How dangerous is it?

Generally for people with melanoma in England:

almost all people (almost 100%) will survive their melanoma for 1 year or more after they are diagnosedaround 90 out of every 100 people (around 90%) will survive their melanoma for 5 years or more after diagnosismore than 85 out of every 100 people (more than 85%) will survive their melanoma for 10 years or more after they are diagnosed

Sources: NHS, the Skin Cancer Foundation and Cancer Research UK