Julia Bradbury has proudly shared her surgery scars after undergoing a mastectomy in her fight against breast cancer.
The Countryfile presenter, 53, was diagnosed with breast cancer in September 2021 and underwent a mastectomy to have her 6cm tumour removed.
The TV host took to Instagram on Tuesday and shared a close-up shot of her breast along with a message that scars are a sign of ‘resilience’.
She wrote: ‘In Japan, there’s a tradition called Kintsugi — the art of mending broken pottery with gold. Instead of hiding the cracks, this practice highlights them, celebrating the object’s history and uniqueness.
‘Why does this matter to us?
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Julia Bradbury has proudly shared her surgery scars after undergoing a mastectomy in her fight against breast cancer

The Countryfile presenter, 53, was diagnosed with breast cancer in September 2021 and underwent a mastectomy to have her 6cm tumour removed
‘Just like those vessels, our scars — emotional or physical — are not flaws to be concealed. They’re stories of resilience, growth, and transformation. Each mark is a testament to our journey and strength.
‘What if we viewed our imperfections as our most beautiful features?’
Julia believes scars are a sign of ‘survival’ and ‘strength’.
She added: ‘Embracing our scars doesn’t mean we haven’t been hurt or been through hard things; it means we’ve healed, we’ve learned, and we’ve become more ourselves.
‘Our scars are not marks of defeat but of survival, growth, and strength. Each line, each break, is a testament to the challenges we’ve faced and the resilience we’ve built.
‘So, let’s not shy away from them. Let’s wear them with pride. They’re the golden threads that weave the tapestry of our lives.’
It comes after Julia recently broke down into tears as she recalled the moment she informed her husband, Gerard Cunningham, about her diagnosis.
Appearing on Davina McCall’s Begin Again podcast, Julia spoke about the moment she phoned her partner, whom she has been married to since 2000, to break the devastating news.

Julia shared a close-up shot of her breast along with a message that scars are a sign of ‘resilience

Julia wrote: ‘Our scars are not marks of defeat but of survival, growth, and strength’
Julia said: ‘I told him, and we cried. And I said, “I’ll do whatever I have to do to get through this. I will do whatever it is”.’
Determined to fight, she expressed her readiness to face any challenge that may pop up ahead.
‘If I have to lose a breast, I’ll have to lose my hair. If I have to go, whatever it is I need to do,’ she said. ‘I’m going to do what I need to do to get through this.’
Julia said fighting cancer is not the same for everyone. She said: ‘Every type of cancer is different. Every type of breast cancer is different.
‘You’ll have a friend who’s gone through breast cancer, and she and I will sit down and have a story, and we’ll have had a different tumour in a different place, and it will behave differently.
‘It’s very complicated. And that’s the reason why the war on cancer hasn’t been won yet.’
Julia shares her son Zephyr, 13, and her twin girls, Xanthe and Zena, eight, with her property developer husband, Gerard.
In 2023, she spoke about her determination to ‘stay alive’ two years on from her breast cancer diagnosis.
The journalist and TV presenter had the tumour, two lymph glands and her left breast removed before having reconstruction surgery.
Julia has since revealed how her diagnosis changed her life, leading her to adopt a much healthier diet and go teetotal as she declared she will do everything possible to see her children grow up.