Sarah Ferguson jokes that she’s ‘proud’ of how her breasts look after her mastectomy and reconstruction and says: ‘I kind of like them’

• The Duchess of York discussed her breast cancer diagnosis on GMB this morning
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Sarah Ferguson joked about how much she likes her breasts after her mastectomy while gesturing to them this morning on GMB, before laughing and checking that was okay to say on TV.

On Great Morning Britain today, Sarah discussed her cancer diagnosis after undergoing a single mastectomy and reconstruction on her left breast. 

The Duchess of York later joked with presenters Susanna Reid and Ed Balls that she ‘kind of likes them’ while gesturing to her breasts and sticking her chest out. 

‘Is that okay?’ Sarah, 63, asked, erupting into laughter. Susanna replied: ‘Yeah? Well you look fantastic. Yes absolutely it’s okay,’ while a smirking Ed added ‘It’s very okay’. 

Apologising for being ‘bold’, Sarah also discussed that she has since named her left breast ‘Derek.’ She said: ‘I’m sorry to be quite so bold, if I may say, but this is Derek, and it could be Dereka or it could be they.’

Sarah later joked with presenters Susanna Reid and Ed Balls that she ‘kind of likes them’ while gesturing to her breasts and sticking her chest out

On Great Morning Britain today, Sarah discussed her breast cancer diagnosis and the single mastectomy she underwent on her left breast

Sarah underwent the gruelling eight-hour operation at King Edward VII’s Hospital in London in June following her diagnosis with the disease.

Speaking on GMB, Sarah opened up about the moment she could tell doctors had found something during her mammogram. 

‘I could see they moved very quickly,’ she said. ‘They said “Well we’ll just do another one” then “Oh we’ll just do this” and I was saying “No no but you haven’t found anything have you? No I’m fine aren’t I?”.’ 

‘It was like a splat. It was like someone had gone [gestures a splatting action] like that and it was better to have it removed.’

READ MORE: Majority of women don’t know breast cancer symptoms apart from lumps… so what ARE the tell-tale warning signs?

Sarah started to grin, before looking down at her breasts and saying: ‘And em I don’t know, I kind of, I kind of like them.’ She then stuck her chest out proudly. 

She also went on to say that naming her left breast after the surgery was important to her.

She said: ‘I’m really proud of it. I feel like my mastectomy is like a badge of honour.’

Sarah’s cancer journey began in spring when a routine test first detected something was seriously wrong before the Coronation.

In early May, Sarah attended an appointment in London for a mammogram. Rather than being given the all-clear, as expected, the technician explained that a ‘shadow’ could be seen in the breast.

Given the size of the area, a lumpectomy was ruled out and Sarah was strongly advised to go ahead with a single mastectomy, which would eradicate the shadow of cancerous cells across the breast.

Sarah was said to be devastated but determined to press ahead with a mastectomy as soon as possible, telling friends she had ‘no choice’ but to go through with the operation.

Sarah started to grin, before looking down at her breasts and saying: ‘And em I don’t know, I kind of, I kind of like them.’ She then stuck her chest out proudly

Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, as a guest on the ‘Lorraine’ TV show, in London, on December 5 

But since the operation, Sarah has exuded positivity and encouraged others to get checked – especially if they are scared.

This morning she said: ‘For anyone who is thinking “I can’t possibly do it” because they might find something, the sooner they do find something and remove it, and if they have to remove it as a lumpectomy or a mastectomy or whatever they have to do, it’s okay you’ve got this. 

‘And it’s okay to cry. It’s okay to be terrified. It’s okay to say “I really am terrified”, but together we can be strong to get through it.’ 

Sarah also said she feels more able to be herself now.

‘This hasn’t given me that sort of moment “Oh I’m so lucky now I’m going to go and give”, I have always been like this,’ she said. 

‘However, it makes me be able to be myself. I sort of feel like I’m myself talking to you.’ 

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