Lisa Faulkner reveals her breast cancer diagnosis

Lisa Faulkner has been diagnosed with breast cancer.

The 54‑year‑old presenter - best known for fronting John and Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen alongside her TV chef husband John Torode, 60 - is in the early stages of the illness and has already undergone major surgery, with a course of radiotherapy set to follow.

Explaining her radio silence, she told fans in a video update on Instagram on Thursday (02.07.26): “I know I’ve been very quiet on here, reason being I have had to have surgery for the early stages of breast cancer.

“I had surgery two weeks ago, it was quite a big op but it’s all good and I’ve my results back and they’ve got everything out.

“So it’s all clear and I just need now to have some radiotherapy in a few weeks.

“I just wanted to say I’ve got a bit of healing to do but I’m good. I’m well and feeling so much better and I’m so grateful I went for my mammogram.

“I just wanted to say don’t put them off, go, because they found this and without that mammogram it wouldn’t have been picked up.

“Thank you to our wonderful NHS and the fact we can have these mammograms and we can get treatment early.”