Anne Diamond has shared that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.

The broadcaster said she had received the diagnosis the same day as finding out she was to be given an OBE and has undergone a double mastectomy.

In an interview with GB News she described her "fight against breast cancer" – which she said was "a long journey".

"I had the full works, the full mastectomy," she said. "This is the first time I’ve talked about it, so it’s quite difficult but I’ve had the full works. The first operation I had was nine hours long.

“I’ve had a load of radiotherapy, which I found very hard too."

Diamond isn't the only celebrity to share their experiences of breast cancer. From Samantha Womack to Sarah Beeny here's the stars who have discussed their battle with the disease.

Samantha Womack

Samantha Womack recently revealed she is breast cancer-free just five months after her diagnosis, but is having ongoing treatment as a preventative measure.

The actor, best known as Ronnie Mitchell in Eastenders, 50, took some time off work after being given the news. She went on to have a lumpectomy (where the tumour and some surrounding breast tissue is removed), lymph node removal and chemotherapy treatment.

"It was a bit of a rollercoaster... it was quite quick," she told OK! magazine in a new video.

"Now I'm just having some treatments while I go back to work as a prevention... We're feeling a lot better than we were."

Sarah Beeny

Sarah Beeny, 50, opened up about having breast cancer at the end of August, explaining that she was being treated for the condition.

The broadcaster found out she had the disease after finding a lump in her breast.

With her initial mammogram not showing anything unusual, but her biopsy going on to confirm it was cancer, Beeny has urged women to check their breasts regularly.

"Go for the mammogram. And always go for a second check-up if you can still feel a lump. Keep on going until you get a biopsy. Be vigilant," she told The Telegraph.

She had begun chemotherapy and said she will have a mastectomy (where the whole breast is removed) and radiotherapy in the New Year.

Olivia Newton-John

Olivia Newton-John, who died at the age of 73 on 8 August after living with breast cancer for nearly 30 years, made a huge impact for her words and work on the disease.

The British-born, Australia-raised star, was first diagnosed with the disease in 1992, with it returning in her shoulder in 2013 and in her spine in 2017.

The singer and actor, who underwent a partial mastectomy, chemotherapy and breast reconstruction launched the Olivia Newton-John Foundation with husband John Easterling to help with cancer research and plant-based medicine in 2020.

"I don’t think of myself as sick with cancer,” she told The Guardian in 2020. “I choose not to see it as a fight either because I don’t like war. I don’t like fighting wherever it is – whether it’s outside or an actual war inside my body. I choose not to see it that way. I want to get my body healthy and back in balance. Part of that is your mental attitude to it."

Carol McGiffin

Loose Women star Carol McGiffin, 62, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer in 2014. Her treatment, which included a mastectomy and chemotherapy, was successful and she passed the five-year remission milestone in 2019.

Speaking on Yahoo UK's podcast White Wine Question Time with Kate Thornton, she opened up about her experience of cancer, also having lost her mum and sister to the disease.

"The treatment makes you feel so sick, it's hard to believe that it's actually making you better," she said. "But it does, apparently. So I just thought: 'I'll just get through this.'"

Julia Bradbury

TV presenter Julia Bradbury, 52, recently shared her breast cancer journey in her documentary Breast Cancer And Me, from diagnosis (announced in 2021) to surgery, including the difficult moment she got her mastectomy.

She said she "found telling people quite hard" because of their reaction and the "sadness in their eyes", but that telling her children was the hardest, with her originally considering not telling them at all.

But, she added: "I thought that was an impossibility because of what I do. That’s why I controlled the story - I knew it would come out."

Sarah Harding

Girls Aloud star Sarah Harding died in September 2021 at the age of 39 after suffering from breast cancer.

Harding first announced she had the disease in August 2020 on her Instagram.

"Earlier this year I was diagnosed with breast cancer and a couple of weeks ago I received the devastating news that the cancer has advanced to other parts of my body," she wrote. "I’m currently undergoing weekly chemotherapy sessions and I am fighting as hard as I possibly can."

In an extract from her memoir Hear Me Out, which was published in The Times in March 2021, she said, “In December my doctor told me that the upcoming Christmas would probably be my last.

“I don’t want an exact prognosis. I don’t know why anyone would want that. Comfort and being as pain-free as possible is what’s important to me now.”

Kylie Minogue

Kylie Minogue, 54, said after her doctor missed her breast cancer in 2005, she decided to go back a few weeks later for a second opinion, resulting in her receiving a diagnosis and a lumpectomy to remove the small tumour, as well as chemo.

“I was misdiagnosed initially," she told Ellen Degeneres. "So my message to all of you and everyone at home is, because someone is in a white coat and using big medical instruments doesn’t necessarily mean they are right.”

Jennifer Saunders

Comedian Jennifer Saunders, 63, was diagnosed with the disease at 51.

"The cancer was caught early enough, and I had doctors I trusted,’ she told SAGA magazine. "I just had to make it easy for the doctors to do what they had to do, by doing what they told me and behaving myself."

Dame Maggie Smith

Dame Maggie Smith, now 87, was diagnosed with breast cancer at 74 while filming for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, continuing despite having chemotherapy.

She was given the all clear in 2009.

“I was hairless,” she told The Telegraph. “I had no problem getting the wig on. I was like a boiled egg.”

Some people say you have to fight cancer. But it was fighting me," she explained. “The cure was worse than the disease, and it left me totally exhausted and depressed.”

Sharon Osbourne

Sharon Osbourne, 69, underwent a double mastectomy after she discovered she had a gene that increased her chances of having breast cancer.

"As soon as I found out I had the breast cancer gene, I thought, 'The odds are not in my favour,'" she told Hello! magazine in 2012. "I've had cancer before and I didn't want to live under that cloud. I decided to just take everything off, and had a double mastectomy."

Breast cancer support and advice

• call charity Breast Cancer Now on 0808 800 6000, 9.00am to 4.00pm Monday to Friday and 9.00am to 1.00pm Saturday

• stay consistent with self-checks by using CoppaFeel!'s regular boob check reminder

Watch: Know your body: How to check for signs and symptoms of breast cancer