Former Neighbours star Bonnie Andersonfeared she'd never sing again after discovering growths in her throat

“Obnoxiously loud” ex-Neighbours star Bonnie Andersonhas revealed she was forced to undergo terrifying surgery after discovering “thick, juicy” growths in her throat.

“Obnoxiously loud” former Neighbours star Bonnie Anderson has revealed she lived in fear of never being able to sing again after discovering ‘thick, juicy’ growths in her throat.

Anderson, who has appeared on The Masked Singer and Melbourne Weekender, underwent “terrifying” surgery earlier this year after struggling to sing at the end of 2023.

“Even going out for dinner with mates I was feeling this tension and I would have to go home and rest,” Anderson said.

“Every gig I was doing, (I would) completely lose my voice afterwards, directly after the show. I was struggling to even sing the last few songs. My gigs last year, a few of them I would say, ‘Sorry guys, I have just lost my voice’ and it started to get really serious.”

Anderson feared she’d never sing again. Picture: www.matrixpictures.com.au

Anderson’s problem was found to be cysts on her vocal chords.

“There were two really juicy cysts, very juicy, thick cysts,” she told the Behind The Mask podcast.

“It was a moment when I thought, ‘Oh my god, do I get them taken off and will I ever be able to sing again, (or) do I just keep going through this?’.

“I got the surgery, which was so terrifying.

“It has taken such a long time to recover. After the surgery I was not able to speak for five days. It has taken nearly four months for me to be able to sing.

“I was so mentally drained, I felt so lost, did not know what was going to happen, (I was) just so scared.”

Anderson was not able to speak for five days after the surgery.

Now with her voice returned to her satisfaction, Anderson is working on new music.

She said the experience had taught her to respect her vocal gift and had been a wake up call to tone herself down.

“I am not a big drinker, but when I do go out and have a few drinks I will yell and I will sing and I will be on the table and dancing, I am just, like, obnoxiously loud,” she said.

Anderson has been working with different vocal coaches and did her first gig post surgery in May.

“I am learning so much about my voice and different things that I was not able to do previously,” she said.

“My falsetto, my higher end falsetto, is so much more crisp and strong.”