The English popular vocalist Jessie J says she has been diagnosed with aboriginal bosom cancer
ByMARIA SHERMAN AP euphony writer
NEW YORK -- The English popular singer Jessie J says she has been diagnosed with breast cancer and volition acquisition country aft her show astatine the London euphony festival Capital’s Summertime Ball adjacent weekend.
Jessie J, 37, shared the quality successful an Instagram video connected Wednesday. “I was diagnosed with aboriginal bosom cancer,” she said successful the clip. “Cancer sucks successful immoderate form, but I’m holding onto the connection ‘early’."
“It’s a precise melodramatic mode to get a boob job. I americium going to vanish for a spot aft Summertime Ball to person my surgery, and I volition travel backmost with monolithic (expletive) and much music.”
The yearly Summertime Ball volition beryllium held astatine Wembley Stadium connected Sunday, June 15.
She told her societal media assemblage that she felt compelled to stock her diagnosis.
“I conscionable wanted to beryllium unfastened and stock it,” she said. “One, because, selfishly, I bash not speech astir it enough. I’m not processing it due to the fact that I’m moving truthful hard. I besides cognize however overmuch sharing successful the past has helped maine with different radical giving maine their emotion and enactment and besides their ain stories. I’m an unfastened book. It breaks my bosom that truthful galore radical are going done truthful overmuch akin and worse – that’s the spot that kills me.”
The Grammy-nominated Jessie J has agelong been celebrated for her robust soprano and R&B-informed popular hits, similar the 2014 collaboration with Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande, “Bang Bang,” and 2011's “Domino.”
She has released 5 albums crossed her career, astir recently, 2018's Christmas album, “This Christmas Day.” She has been releasing caller euphony successful 2025, including the singles “Living My Best Life” and “No Secrets.” A caller medium is expected aboriginal this year.
She has a son, Sky Safir Cornish Colman, calved successful 2023.
A typical for Jessie J did not instantly respond to The Associated Press' petition for comment.