Towie’s Dan Edgar reveals secret family heartbreak as his nan battles lung cancer and mum faces breast cancer scare
DAN Edgar has revealed his nan is battling lung cancer while his mum has had a couple of breast cancer scares.
The Towie star shared his secret family heartbreak as he discussed his decision to shave his head to raise money for Balls To Cancer.
He told The Sun Online: “Cancer in general is so close to home for so many people, everyone knows someone who has got it.
“My nan has got lung cancer. My mum recently had a couple of scares for breast cancer.
“It’s everywhere isn’t it?
“I got involved for Balls To Cancer as it’s something that’s common for young guys.
“We’ve got a good platform and shaving hair was always going to be a good talking point and raise awareness.”
Dan shaved his head alongside former Love Island winner Nathan Massey at the end of last month.
The star, who is using Hairburst Hair Vitamins to help grow his hair back now, is fond of his new look and is even considering keeping it for a while.
“Shaving my head got good reaction. Most people say it looks better! I might keep it for a while," he told us.
“It saved me so much time this morning in the shower. I don’t have to sit there for half an hour with the hair dryer.
“I did wash it most days and where it was quite thick it took ages. Not going to lie, I do take a while to get ready!”
Dan has recently wrapped filming the latest episode of Towie, which saw him get back together with Amber Turner after becoming involved in a love triangle with Clelia Theodorou.
Despite being on and off all series, they are now very much together and are giving things a proper go.
He said: “We both realised we can't keep going round in circles and we've got to make our minds up.
“We both got bored of it and had to make a decision. It was all or nothing. But we’re very happy now.”
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