Alex Murphy has opened up about her terrifying breast cancer scare after she found a lump on her breast.
The professional skater, 32, told her Instagram fans she found a lump last year in her latest post, as she urged them to "check their boobs".
She underwent a series of tests before it was finally confirmed her tumours were benign following a biopsy.
During a Q&A on her Stories on Monday, Alex told followers about her health scare, writing: "Everything is all good now.
"I found a lump on my boob, was referred to a specialist, and I had to have a series of mammograms, ultrasounds and biopsies.
"It came back benign so I'm in the clear - I've been referred for some generic counselling because of my family history."
She continued: "It was horrible, but I think we're through the worst of it now. I'm recovering from the biopsy fine, and I'm just mentally tired but I'm more than OK."
Alex labelled her husband Paul a "diamond" as she signed off her post, as well as encouraging other women to get their boobs checked if they notice something unusual.
The skater, who won the series with Joe Swash in 2020, suffered a stroke at the age of 24.
In November, the American figure skater revealed all about the terrifying moment where she collapsed and couldn't speak or feel her arms after performing during a skating stint on a cruise ship.
"I knew something was wrong the moment I stepped off the ice and tried to hang up my costume," she shared with Metro.
"I couldn’t lift my right arm – I thought that’s funny – then I couldn’t untie my skates or feel my foot. I had no idea what it was and felt like I was having a weird out of body experience. I started banging my hands on the sink to see if I could put life into them. I looked in mirror and didn’t recognise myself – I didn’t know I was Alex."
Due to Alex being young and healthy doctors were baffled as to what caused the stroke.
After lots of tests, medical professionals in Miami discovered she had a condition called patent foramen ovale (PFO), also known as a hole in the heart, which led to a blood clot on her brain.
She was then faced with having to decide on whether to give up her skating career forever.
Alex was told she could either take blood thinners for life, but have to hang up her skates as she could risk bleeding out from an accident, or have an operation to repair the heart defect.
She asked to have the operation right away - as she had received an offer to take part in Dancing on Ice in the Netherlands.
The performer went on to win the show, just three months later, after recovering in Florida from her procedure.
