Olivia Buckland reveals she’s had a lump removed from her breast after waiting four years to pluck up the courage to have it checked out
Newly wed Olivia told her fans she'd had a lump removed ahead of her wedding to Alex
LOVE Island export Olivia Buckland has revealed she had a lump in her breast removed just before her wedding to Alex Bowen after waiting four years to get it checked out.
The 24-year-old explained she'd found a lump of fatty tissue, known as a lipoma, on her chest and found the courage to have it removed before her big day.
She decided to share the news with her 1.8 million followers in an Instagram story earlier today.
Olivia explained, "So pleased with how my scar is healing. Extra sun cream on that little bit though.
"It's nothing to worry about! I found a lump and had it checked. it turned out to be a lipoma. Had it for a good four years and finally plucked up the courage before the wedding to have it removed.
"Best decision ever, I wish I had done it sooner."
Olivia is proud to be Mrs BowenOlivia has been sharing a number of snaps from her honeymoon with Alex.
The pair are currently on honeymoon in the Maldives, with Olivia spending the day soaking up the sun with her new husband.
Olivia’s 1.8 million followers heaped praise upon her sweet snaps, with one gushing, “Olivia, you’re something else.”
Another said of her cheeky belfie: “Get me an a** like that.”
Olivia and Alex finished as runners-up in the 2016 edition of Love Island, falling behind viewer favourites Nathan Massey and Cara De La Hoyde.
After just five months outside the Majorcan villa, Alex, 26, popped the question to Olivia on a romantic getaway to New York
The pair then tied the knot in Essex’s Gosfield Hall in September this year, complete with a lavish shoot with OK! magazine.
Speaking to the magazine about the high emotions of the big day, Olivia explained, “When [Alex and I] saw each other, we just burst into tears. I was really trying to hold it together and compose myself, because I didn’t want to fully lose it.
“The wedding was overwhelmingly perfect. It feels like it didn’t happen because it was so perfect. I had a vision and it all fitted into place like a puzzle. I was totally speechless the day after.”
The wedding, which soon turned into quite the boozy affair, judging by Olivia’s most recent Instagram snaps, was attended by a series of celeb pals – including Love Island’s Gabby Allen and TOWIE star Pete Wicks.
However Love island co-star Cara De La Hoyde skipped out on the big day after she was told she was no longer a bridesmaid.
For now, Olivia and Alex are now enjoying their honeymoon, after opting to travel to both Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
“This is my husband and I can’t get over it,” Olivia added.
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