Beeny is currently awaiting a test to see if the disease is hereditary as her grandmother also had breast cancer. She also said that she has begun a course of chemotherapy and will have a mastectomy followed by radiotherapy next year.

On Tuesday (30 August), she took to Instagram to share the process of cutting her hair in preparation for the treatment, donating it to charity The Little Princess Trust.

“A little pile of not very good condition hair on its way to @officiallittleprincesstrust – my trainee hairdressers cut off my hair on Friday night – getting one step ahead after first chemo treatment for breast cancer on Friday – the exclusive club you’d rather not be a member of!” she wrote.

Sarah Beeny urges women to “trust their instincts” after revealing breast cancer diagnosis