BBC presenter Nikki Chapman gives three-word update after brain tumour scare
manchestereveningnews.co.ukBBC Radio 2 presenter Nikki Chapman has made a promise about her health after being diagnosed with a brain tumour five years ago.
Nicki became a household name after appearing as a judge on Pop Idol, but after noticing a deterioration in her health the doctor's discovered a 'golfball' sized tumour on broadcaster's brain in 2019.
She told Best Magazine: "I'm all good. It's been five years and I've just had a scan. Everything went my way. I am very grateful.
I'm very lucky also that my tumour wasn't cancerous - but my health is good. I try and stay as fit as I can. I am woman in my late 50s, so I have to look after myself." It was in May 2019 that Nicki began to experience symptoms of the condition, with her speech becoming slurred and changes to her vision, speaking about it a year later, she said: “My symptoms were very sudden, over 24 hours.
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