GOGGLEBOX star Nikki Tapper has bravely opened up about her family's 18-year breast cancer ordeal after her mum Marilyn was diagnosed for a third time AFTER getting a double mastectomy.
Marilyn Myers, now 72, was first diagnosed at the age of 54, with Nikki battling the same disease in 2011 - 10 years later - aged 38.
Breast cancer has plagued the women for almost two decades - leaving Nikki fearing for her 20-year-old daughter Amy, and "waiting" to get the bad news of a re-diagnosis herself.
In an exclusive interview with The Sun Online, the TV favourite shared heartbreaking details from her family's most recent battle, including her "helplessness" as her mum was forced to endure gruelling chemotherapy alone due to coronavirus.
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