Welcome to my fundraising page for CoppaFeel! This September I will set out on a challenging, extraordinary and life-changing trek, all in the name of checking chests. Along with Gi Fletcher and some other famous faces, I will be taking on a 5 day trek across mountainous terrain in the French Alps, in a bid to raise funds towards CoppaFeel's life-saving mission.

Your donations will not only support my fundraising target, but most importantly CoppaFeel! They are on a mission to stamp out the late diagnosis of breast cancer by making sure that people are regularly checking their boobs, pecs and chests and getting to know their bodies in order to have the confidence to see their GP if something just doesn't feel normal.

It's a charity and mission that's very important to me. People close to me know that my Mum recently battled breast cancer through the pandemic. I'm so lucky she's come through the other side and is fighting fit. I will forever be in awe of how she handled it and forever grateful she got such an early diagnosis.

This is also for my aunty Jackie, who sadly passed away earlier this year. She battled several different cancers over many years, including breast cancer. And it's due to Jackie that I discovered I am a carrier of the BRCA2 breast and ovarian cancer gene. As a result I know I have an 83% chance of getting breast cancer in my lifetime. Pretty high odds! But it's thanks to this knowledge that I'm now checked regularly and I know that measures will need to be taken in the not too distant future to ensure I am around for my children. It's charities like CoppaFeel! that are so important so that people like me are checking ourselves regularly and know what to look out for.

I want to do this trek to raise money for their life-saving work, and to raise awareness about what they do. They are on a mission to ensure breast cancer is diagnosed early and correctly by getting the nation to check their boobs/chests regularly.

It will be challenging - 6 to 8 hours of trekking a day (and sleeping in tents, what on earth am I thinking?!) But I can't wait to test myself, be among that beautiful scenery and feel like I've achieved something really important.

Thanks so much for your donation & support. Big or small it's hugely appreciated. To find out more about CoppaFeel! head to www.coppafeel.org.