Myleene Klass attended The Dog Stars premiere in London alongside her daughters Hero, 15, and Ava, 19, following her recent breast cancer scare.
The 48-year-old presenter wore a white sleeveless gown with a sheer skirt for the event. Ava, who recently celebrated her 19th birthday, opted for a cream backless dress.
Klass shares her daughters with ex-husband Graham Quinn, from whom she split in 2013. She also has a seven-year-old son, Apollo, with fiancé Simon Moston.
The appearance comes after Klass urged women to check themselves, having found two lumps in her breast while attending Wimbledon in June.
'Terrifying' wait
Revealing the scare on Instagram earlier this month, Klass described the experience of finding the lumps.
"Girls. A massive reminder to check yourselves. I accidentally felt a lump when I was at Wimbledon watching the tennis. I casually folded my arms and there it was. Then a second one," she wrote.
She described the subsequent wait for results as moving "both quickly and agonisingly slowly".
"3 cysts and 3 lymph nodes later, I’m ok BUT the days of waiting meant I reorganised my life into a new set of priorities and 'what ifs' only to thankfully get the all clear and then experience the weird 'reordering' of going back to 'normal'," she explained.
Klass noted that the experience was especially concerning because of her children, describing the thought of them as "the first and final concern".
She also discussed the emotional challenge of undergoing tests, referencing the four miscarriages she has suffered in the past.
"I haven’t seen an ultrasound since my multiple MC’s and that too was pretty sobering," she wrote.
She urged women to seek medical attention and second opinions, writing: "All this to say, as a fierce advocate for women’s health and not hiding what’s uncomfortable, right now, check yourself and go get a second opinion."
Klass also thanked "@the_mutha_ship" for arranging quick medical attention.
Friend's diagnosis
Klass's post follows a revelation by her friend and fellow presenter Lauren Laverne earlier this month that she has been diagnosed with a rare blood and bone marrow disorder.
Laverne's diagnosis comes two years after she battled cancer in August 2024, receiving the all clear the following November.
Laverne previously said she caught the cancer early because she was vigilant about her health, having lost her mother to the disease in 2022.
"It was something I'd always been anxious about. Especially if you have family members who've been through it," Laverne explained. "You have a sort of watchfulness about your own health, which is obviously why I got tested for everything and why it was picked up, thank God, so early on."
Speaking to Good Housekeeping about receiving the all clear, Laverne said: "I think it’s only when the storm passes that you realise what you’d been holding in."
She recalled leaving the hospital with her husband, Graeme: "The day I was discharged, we managed to get downstairs, and Graeme got me into the car, and we didn't even switch it on. We just sat in the car and both burst into tears and cried."
Breast cancer facts
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. It affects more than two million women globally each year. In the UK, there are more than 55,000 new cases annually, and the disease claims the lives of 11,500 women. In the US, it strikes 266,000 people each year and kills 40,000.
The disease develops from a cancerous cell in the lining of a duct or lobule in one of the breasts. When it spreads into surrounding tissue, it is known as invasive. Some patients are diagnosed with carcinoma in situ, where cancer cells have not grown beyond the duct or lobule.
Most cases develop in women over the age of 50, but younger women can be affected. Breast cancer can also develop in men, although this is rare.
The cancer is staged to indicate its size and whether it has spread. Stage 1 is the earliest stage, while stage 4 means the cancer has spread to another part of the body. Cancerous cells are also graded from low, meaning slow growth, to high, which is fast-growing. High-grade cancers are more likely to return after initial treatment.
Causes and symptoms
A cancerous tumour begins from a single abnormal cell. The exact reason a cell becomes cancerous is unclear, but it is thought that damage or alterations to certain genes cause the cell to multiply out of control. While breast cancer can develop for no apparent reason, risk factors such as genetics can increase the chance.
The usual first symptom is a painless lump in the breast, though most are fluid-filled benign cysts rather than cancer. When breast cancer spreads, the first place it usually affects is the lymph nodes in the armpit, causing a swelling or lump.
Diagnosis and treatment
Doctors initially assess patients by examining the breasts and armpits. They may perform tests such as a mammogram, a special X-ray of the breast tissue that can indicate possible tumours.
A biopsy may then be conducted, where a small tissue sample is removed and examined under a microscope for abnormal cells to confirm or rule out cancer. If confirmed, further tests such as blood tests, a liver ultrasound or a chest X-ray may be needed to check if it has spread.
Treatment options can include surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and hormone treatment, often used in combination. Surgery involves breast-conserving procedures or the removal of the affected breast, depending on tumour size.
Radiotherapy uses high-energy radiation beams to kill cancer cells or stop them multiplying, usually in addition to surgery. Chemotherapy uses anti-cancer drugs for the same purpose.
Hormone treatments are used for types of breast cancer affected by oestrogen, which can stimulate cell division. These treatments reduce hormone levels or prevent them from working.
Treatment success is highest in patients diagnosed when the cancer is small and has not spread. Early surgical removal can offer a good chance of a cure. Routine mammography for women aged 50 to 71 has led to more cancers being diagnosed and treated early.
For more information, visit breastcancernow.org or call their free helpline on 0808 800 6000.
