Page 13: TV presenter Julia Morris reveals skin cancer diagnosis

TV presenter Julia Morris has revealed she has undergone surgery to remove cancer and offered up some sobering advice.

TV presenter Julia Morris has revealed she has been diagnosed with cancer on Friday.

But in her true formidable style, the much loved Melbourne based comedian was putting on a brave face and sharing her surgery news as a way to help others after having a skin cancer removed from her face at The Avenue Hospital’s dermatology department in Windsor this week.

Julia Morris after having a skin cancer removed. Picture: Instagram

“How is your 50+ working out for you? I wish I had used it more in my life,” Morris shared to social media with a picture of her on the hospital gurney.

“Another pretty big skin cancer removed this week. Going to have to up my eyebrow drawing game. The Aussie sun is no joke and while I lived like a pig on a spit in my 20s, I’m absolutely suffering the consequences now.

“Please slip slop slap and, as always, early detection is the key.”

The popular star was inundated with well wishes. Picture: Josh Woning

The popular star, who was only last week front and centre as one of Paramount’s key talents in Melbourne, was quickly inundated with well wishes from local celebs including Dawn French, Shaynna Blaze, Ricki Lee Coulter and her former I’m A Celebrity co-host Chris Brown who wrote: “I hope you’re doing OK. Plus, you rock a headband. I’m sure it’s fashion somewhere…”