Nicki Chapman reveals she can't talk about her brain tumour ordeal without crying and locks memories of her health woes in a mental 'filing cabinet'

Nicki Chapman reveals she can't talk about her brain tumour ordeal without crying and locks memories of her health woes in a mental 'filing cabinet' Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com By Amelia Wynne For Mailonline Published: 11:43, 25 August 2024 | Updated: 11:48, 25 August 2024 e-mail View comments Nicki Chapman has revealed that she can't talk about her brain tumour ordeal without crying. The presenter, 57, has told in a poignant new interview that she locks memories of her health woes in a mental 'filing cabinet' in order to deal with her feelings.

The former Pop Idol judge was diagnosed with a non-malignant brain tumour in 2019. The tumour grew to the size of a small golf ball and she underwent surgery to remove part of it. Then in March 2022 she revealed that it had magically disappeared and told how she broke down when receiving the news.

She has now told The Times of her ordeal: 'It makes me cry. I have put my own tumour in a filing cabinet. You do this with a lot of things in life — it will always be there, but I don't need to keep opening it I won't let it define me.

' Nicki Chapman has revealed that she can't talk about her brain tumour ordeal without crying The presenter, 57, has told in a poignant new interview that she locks memories of her health woes in a mental 'filing cabinet' in order to deal with her feelings. Nicki added: 'I have had an amazing life a nd once the bombshell of the tumour dropped, I thought, I don't want to give this life up. B.