Maya Jama has revealed she needed a biopsy on her cervix after delaying her smear test for a year. Taking to Instagram the 26-year-old, who earlier this month was confirmed as the new presenter for BBC’s Glow Up: Britain’s Next Make-Up Star, urged fans to not skip the life-saving tests.
Maya explained she had just returned home from the doctors, where she had cells removed and sent for further tests. She warned fans: "It's very rare I get serious but I don't see it talked about enough.
Girls, if you haven't done already, go and get your smear test. "I know it's seen as uncomfortable and awkward but it's not that bad and it's so important." Explaining her own situation, Maya said she had suspected cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN)
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