Michael Clarke has opened up about his battle with skin cancer.
The former Australian cricket captain revealed on The Kyle and Jackie O Show that he’s had multiple melanomas removed from his face and body over the years, with his most recent removed just a month ago.
‘I’ve had a number cut out of my face,’ he confessed.
‘I had one about four weeks ago off my nose, and I see my dermatologist every six months.’
Clarke, 44, also shed light on the treatment he receives following a skin cancer diagnosis.
‘The sunspots, I get frozen. Normally, if they’re basal cell I get them cut out… I think I’ve had seven cut out of my face,’ he shared.
Michael Clarke has opened up about his battle with skin cancer. (Pictured)
The former Australian cricket captain revealed on The Kyle and Jackie O Show that he’s had multiple melanomas removed from his face and body over the years
In August, Clarke took to Instagram to share an update with fans and remind them to get their skin checked.
‘Another day, another skin cancer removed,’ he wrote over a black and white picture, which showed him sitting in an office with a plaster on his nose.
‘Get your skin checked guys,’ he reminded his followers.
He also tagged his surgeon, Dr Bish Soliman, adding that he is the ‘best in the business’.
Michael recently admitted his skin cancer scares had left him in fear that he might not be around for his daughter, Kelsey Lee.
He told the Daily Telegraph in 2023: ‘It does scare me. I am a dad – I don’t want to go anywhere.
‘The most important thing in the world is making sure I help my seven-year-old daughter and I guess set a good example for her.’
The sportsman blames his battle with skin cancers on spending long hours in the sun as a cricketer.
Michael (left) admitted his skin cancer scares had left him in fear that he might not be around for his daughter, Kelsey Lee (right)
‘Imagine fielding all day in India, out there for eight hours in the sun, a lot of the guys are wearing the baggy green cap so you are not protecting your ears or your face,’ he told the publication.
‘You’ve got short-sleeved shirts so your arms and the tops of your hands (are exposed).
The father-of-one was first diagnosed with skin cancer in 2006 and has battled the disease several times since then.
He told Seven’s The Morning Show in 2018 that he goes for a routine check-up every six to 12 months.
In 2014, he appeared in an ad campaign for the Cancer Council, where he advised fans to ‘keep a close eye’ on their skin.
He said: ‘Aussie blokes and women need to keep a close eye on your skin, particularly look in those hard to see places, and familiarise yourself with your body.’
