Jessie J is opening up about her breast cancer diagnosis and recovery, sharing an update with fans as she recovers from surgery and awaits further results.
In a new post shared June 24, Jessie (born Jessica Cornish) reflected on the highs and lows of the last 48 hours following her operation. “Blood warning!! This post is some of the honest lows and highs… I will always show the good and hard bits of any journey I go through,” she wrote, alongside photos and a short video from her hospital bed. “Grateful to my doctor / surgeon and all the nurses who cared for me and all my family / friends who came to visit.”
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She added that she is now home to rest and awaiting results. “Still hugging everyone going through something tough right now. We all got this!”
The British singer performed what she described as her final show before surgery at Capital’s Summertime Ball earlier this month, telling the crowd of 75,000 at Wembley Stadium, “Today, this show is my last show before I go to beat breast cancer!… It’s the most special thing and I’m so grateful for this life, for you guys, for my career, for my son. My partner. My parents.”
The pop star revealed her diagnosis earlier this month in a June 3 Instagram post, telling followers that the news came just before the release of her April single, “No Secrets.” “I’m highlighting the word ‘early,’” she wrote at the time. “Cancer sucks in any form but I’m holding on to the word ‘early.’”
Since her diagnosis, Jessie has been candid about the emotional process, sharing that she’s been “in and out of tests” and chose to go public with her story not only to process her reality but also to be a source of strength for others. “I also know how much sharing in the past has helped me with other people giving me their love and support, and also their own stories,” she said. “I’m an open book. It breaks my heart that so many people are going through so much – similar and worse.”
In one lighthearted moment, she joked, “I’m getting to keep my nipples, that’s good,” she continued. “It’s a weird topic and a weird situation. And I know the press are going to say crazy stuff but you know what, to get diagnosed with this as I’m putting out a song called ‘No Secrets’ right before a song called ‘Living My Best Life,’ which was all pre-planned before I found out about this, I mean, you can’t make it up.”
Jessie has long been open about her health. In 2020, she revealed a diagnosis of Ménière’s disease, and in the years since has also shared her experience with miscarriage, OCD, and ADHD. She welcomed her son, Sky, in 2023.
