RHOCs Ester Dee says she fears she ‘can’t have more kids’ after cervical cancer scare

Real Housewives of Cheshire star Ester Dee has opened up about her fears of conceiving after suffering a cervical cancer scare.

The straight-talking star, 37, recently had surgery to remove pre-cancerous cells from her cervix after failing to attend any routine smear tests in her lifetime.

Ester, who is in a three-year relationship with retired businessman Glynne, 55, had hoped the couple could expand their blended brood of four, including Glynne’s three kids and her seven-year-old daughter Pearl from her previous relationship with property tycoon Rob Lloyd, but is worried her recent health issues might cause them difficulties.

Speaking to OK!, Ester said: “I hope everything will be OK. It’s something we’ll think about when the time comes. At the moment, Gynne has been my rock.

“He’s supported me brilliantly, but he’s also been upset with me that I should have gone for my tests much earlier.

“Thankfully we have Pearl and Glynne’s sons, so we are blessed.”

Every woman between the ages of 25 and 64 is invited for regular NHS cervical screenings, but despite several prominent public health campaigns, Ester didn’t book an appointment until she started to experience some worrying symptoms three months ago.

As well as vaginal bleeding, she noticed a lot of watery discharge and an unpleasant odour and was shocked to discover they could all be signs of cervical cancer.

“It’s been horrendous,” says Ester, 37, who joined the RHOC cast in 2016 before quitting the ITVBe show last summer. “I’ve been an idiot with my health, putting my life at risk.

“I’ve been invited for a smear test numerous times but have always ignored the letters thinking there was no family history of cancer, that nothing could happen to me and that I was invincible.”

Ester’s fears were realised when her sample came back showing abnormalities and she was told she needed to go to hospital for a cervical biopsy. Thankfully, the biopsy was clear, but doctors still felt the cells were concerning enough to recommend removing them, which Ester had done earlier this month.

“I Googled it and immediately started panicking that I was going to die,” she says. “I thought of my little girl and cried to my mum saying how could I have been so stupid. I just felt completely devastated. I called the doctor and they made me an emergency appointment for a smear test which I had the next day.

“It was mildly painful and scary but I’m relieved they’ve gone,” she says. “As long as I don’t hear anything else from the hospital, I go back in six months for another smear test. They’re going to monitor me for a couple of years as I’m at a greater risk of developing cancer."

Smear tests take a sample of cells from the cervix and screen them for HPV, a virus that can cause cancer.Cervical cancer kills around 850 women in the UK a year. For more information visit jostrust.org.uk

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