Loose Women star Janet Street-Porter has been frank about her health over the years
Janet Street-Porter has confessed that she struggles to deal with health issues, admitting that she tends to “catastrophise” when something goes wrong.
The broadcasting icon, 78, who has faced numerous health challenges including a hip replacement operation, revealed her anxieties during a recent episode of Loose Women.
Joining fellow panellists Christine Lampard, Coleen Nolan and Katie Piper on the ITV show, the TV veteran shared that she is due for another medical procedure in just a few days, reports the Mirror.
She explained how her latest health concern began a week ago while she was on stage: “I’ve got quite bad arthritis and I’ve got another knee replacement coming up at the end of this month, not many days to go now but if anything goes wrong with my body, I absolutely catastrophise.
“A week ago, I was doing my show in the theatre and I looked down and my neck jammed. Ever since then, I haven’t been able to get rid of it. I’ve had physiotherapy and I’ve slung everything at it.”
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However, the star is determined to live to 100.
She expressed: “I want my body to be operating at peak capacity, peak efficiency and if anything goes wrong I can’t handle it. I’ve got all painkillers going. My full intention is to live to be 100 and to live a very full life so anything that comes along that might impede that, I go absolutely crazy and I can’t cope with it.”
In 2020, Janet received a cancer diagnosis. She was diagnosed after self-referral, having come back from a trip to Australia and initially believing she had a mosquito bite on her nose.
The journalist said at the time: “I was glad that I had done it because I could not put up with the waiting list, and the idea that I might have to wait months.”
She continued: “At the moment, everybody wants results, and you can’t really blame them. They’ve been through coronavirus>Covid. And when I was diagnosed, oh, this thing on my face isn’t just any old spot. It’s a basal cell carcinoma. I mean, I wanted it got rid of.”
Janet also shared details of another health concern in October 2023 when she urged Loose Women audiences to verify their eligibility for the shingles vaccination after enduring the painful condition.
Loose Women airs at 12.30pm on ITV on weekdays
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