Celebrity Big Brother star Trisha Goddard, 67, candidly reveals the intimate side effects of her gruelling chemotherapy treatment amid incurable cancer battle

Celebrity Big Brother star Trisha Goddard has opened up about the intimate side effects of her gruelling chemotherapy treatment amid her incurable cancer battle. 

The TV icon, 67, best known for her self-titled talk show Trisha, confirmed the return of her secondary breast cancer, which she first battled in 2008, early last year.

And in a candid chat during Thursday’s episode the presenter confesses constipation, muscle aches, and even a ‘dry vagina’ are among her side effects. 

As fellow housemate Donna Preston asked her about her ‘vicious’ cancer treatment, Trisha explained: ‘Terrible constipation. Muscle aches, taste affected, eyesight affected. But if I hadn’t have had it, I wouldn’t be here.’

Later joined by Ella Rae Wise, 24, in the garden, Trisha also admitted she now has to moisturise everywhere, including her intimate areas. 

She continued: ‘With breast cancer, it’s your boobs. And then the drugs that dry your lower botty [vagina] out. 

Celebrity Big Brother star Trisha Goddard, 67, candidly revealed the intimate side effects of her gruelling chemotherapy treatment amid incurable cancer battle during Thursday’s episode 

In a sweet moment with housemate Donna Preston, Trisha opened up as explained her difficult symptoms, but admitted: ‘But if I hadn’t have had it, I wouldn’t be here’

‘That’s another thing, Darling, you have got to moisturise everywhere when you are going through cancer treatment.’

Initially confused by what Trisha meant, Donna asked: ‘So you put that up your bum?’

To which she clarified,’ No, your…’ and used her hands to signal between her legs.

Ella helped out and clarified, ‘Your ladies?’ which Trisha confirmed before Donna started laughing, stating that she called it something else.

‘I love how you two call it your ladies where I am like ”your fanny”. Goes on your fanny.’

Ella initially gasped, which caused Trisha to clarify, ‘Yeah, but not at your age.’

Ella cheekily responded: ‘Babe, I moisturise everywhere, so don’t worry about that.’

Since her entrance into the Big Brother house on Monday, Trisha – who has turned down the offer in the past – has taken the opportunity to share her mantra of ‘living not dying’ while on the show.

Chatting with Donna and Ella Rae Wise, the presenter confesses constipation, muscle aches, and even a ‘dry vagina’ are among her side effects

She told the group: ‘That’s another thing, Darling, you have got to moisturise everywhere when you are going through cancer treatment’ 

Initially confused by what Trisha meant, Donna asked: ‘So you put that up your bum?’ To which she clarified,’ No, your…’ and used her hands to signal between her legs 

She received the terminal diagnosis 20 months ago and is receiving palliative care while in the house.

Trisha has secondary breast cancer – meaning the disease started in the breast and spread to another part of the body – for which there is treatment but no cure.

In February last year, she revealed her cancer had returned after previously being given the all-clear.

As well as having her own private room during her stay in the house, the broadcaster has with her ‘a bag full of meds’ amid her ongoing cancer treatment.

Speaking ahead of her big moment, Trisha told The Mirror that she’s ‘jumping on a plane as soon as the show is over’ to have an infusion.

She explained: ‘So my oncologist is my biggest cheerleader and is working with the Big Brother team. I’ve got a special therapist who’s happy to work with the medic on the show.

In February last year, she revealed her cancer had returned after previously being given the all-clear 

Trisha received the heartbreaking terminal diagnosis 20 months ago, which tragically came just a month before she tied the knot with Allen [pictured on their wedding day] 

‘My palliative care team – and when I say that word everybody screams and runs away, but it’s symptom treatment – is working with the team here too. 

‘And then when it comes to my treatment, I had one infusion on Monday, so I’ve got to jump on a plane and go straight back to have the next one as soon as the show is over.

‘I’ve got a bag full of meds that I normally have which will be with me in the house. So my oncologist has planned my treatment around the production schedule.’

The former chat show host received the heartbreaking terminal diagnosis 20 months ago, which tragically came just a month before she tied the knot with her husband, Allen.

The couple said ‘I do’ in an intimate wedding ceremony at a local restaurant in Connecticut in August 2022.

Elsewhere, on her reasons for doing the show, Trisha told hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best: ‘Well, I’ve been asked to do it every single year, and I’ve always thought, ‘Are you kidding me?’.

‘Being on Big Brother would show people how you can live successfully with cancer and not be so scared of dying that you become scared of living. So that’s why I’m doing it.’

Brave Trisha also admitted she doesn’t want her housemates too ‘pity’ her about her diagnosis.

The mother of two daughters Billie and Madison, who relocated to the US in 2010, previously revealed that the cancer ‘is not going away’ and keeping the secret was ‘becoming a burden’.

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world and affects more than two MILLION women a year

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. Each year in the UK there are more than 55,000 new cases, and the disease claims the lives of 11,500 women. In the US, it strikes 266,000 each year and kills 40,000. But what causes it and how can it be treated?

What is breast cancer?

It comes from a cancerous cell which develops in the lining of a duct or lobule in one of the breasts.

When the breast cancer has spread into surrounding tissue it is called ‘invasive’. Some people are diagnosed with ‘carcinoma in situ’, where no cancer cells have grown beyond the duct or lobule.

Most cases develop in those over the age of 50 but younger women are sometimes affected. Breast cancer can develop in men, though this is rare.

Staging indicates how big the cancer is and whether it has spread. Stage 1 is the earliest stage and stage 4 means the cancer has spread to another part of the body.

The cancerous cells are graded from low, which means a slow growth, to high, which is fast-growing. High-grade cancers are more likely to come back after they have first been treated.

What causes breast cancer?

A cancerous tumour starts from one abnormal cell. The exact reason why a cell becomes cancerous is unclear. It is thought that something damages or alters certain genes in the cell. This makes the cell abnormal and multiply ‘out of control’.

Although breast cancer can develop for no apparent reason, there are some risk factors that can increase the chance, such as genetics.

What are the symptoms of breast cancer?

The usual first symptom is a painless lump in the breast, although most are not cancerous and are fluid filled cysts, which are benign. 

The first place that breast cancer usually spreads to is the lymph nodes in the armpit. If this occurs you will develop a swelling or lump in an armpit.

How is breast cancer diagnosed?

• Initial assessment: A doctor examines the breasts and armpits. They may do tests such as a mammography, a special x-ray of the breast tissue which can indicate the possibility of tumours.
• Biopsy: A biopsy is when a small sample of tissue is removed from a part of the body. The sample is then examined under a microscope to look for abnormal cells. The sample can confirm or rule out cancer.

If you are confirmed to have breast cancer, further tests may be needed to assess if it has spread. For example, blood tests, an ultrasound scan of the liver or a chest X-ray.

How is breast cancer treated?

Treatment options which may be considered include surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and hormone treatment. Often a combination of two or more of these treatments are used.

• Surgery: Breast-conserving surgery or the removal of the affected breast depending on the size of the tumour.
• Radiotherapy: A treatment which uses high energy beams of radiation focused on cancerous tissue. This kills cancer cells, or stops them from multiplying. It is mainly used in addition to surgery.
• Chemotherapy: A treatment of cancer by using anti-cancer drugs which kill cancer cells, or stop them from multiplying.
• Hormone treatments: Some types of breast cancer are affected by the ‘female’ hormone oestrogen, which can stimulate the cancer cells to divide and multiply. Treatments which reduce the level of these hormones, or prevent them from working, are commonly used in people with breast cancer.

How successful is treatment?

The outlook is best in those who are diagnosed when the cancer is still small, and has not spread. Surgical removal of a tumour in an early stage may then give a good chance of cure.

The routine mammography offered to women between the ages of 50 and 71 means more breast cancers are being diagnosed and treated at an early stage.

For more information visit breastcancernow.org or call its free helpline on 0808 800 6000