Love Island's Faye Winter reveals 'terrifying' breast cancer scare was a ... trends now

Love Island beauty Faye Winter has reflected on her 'terrifying' cancer scare when she found a lump in her breast.

The 28-year-old reality star had admitted she experienced a 'massive wake-up call' when she made the discovering on holiday when applying sun lotion after forgetting to check herself regularly.

She told OK! magazine: 'There was a lot going on for me last year anyway, and so amid it all I forgot to even check my breasts. 

'It was a massive wake-up call when I was just actually on holiday with my Love Island girls, having a bit of a breather and to then find a lump by accident as I was putting sun cream on.

'It was terrifying. In those moments, before I knew the outcome, it was obviously very scary.'

Faye was rushed through for an ultrasound by her GP and was relived to discover the lump wasn't cancerous.

She said she 'couldn't fault' her NHS experience after they accelerated her lump check and admitted it was 'scary' that they speeded up the process as it signified to her it could potentially be bad news.

Faye went on to reveal she now makes sure she checks her breasts regularly by setting an alarm on her phone to remind herself. 

She said: 'It isn't something that we should be embarrassed about. The sooner it's caught, the earlier that you get seen by a medical professional, the sooner you can get help, or the sooner you can have peace of mind.'

Last October Faye revealed she 'didn't sleep for days' after suffering the 'devastating' scare.

She took to her Instagram to share a snap of herself during a doctors visit after finding the lump in her breast earlier that year.

Faye, who reassured her followers that she was given the 'all-clear' last June, penned a lengthy post to urge followers to check themselves, in honour of Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Faye captioned her snap: 'October is a month to spread awareness for breast cancer, words we hope that none of us will hear in our life time however 1 in 8 of us unfortunately will. The words are frightening, devastating and you will feel completely over whelmed.' 

'The positive thoughts of ''it will be nothing'' with the voice in the back of your head saying 'what if'.

'I was so lucky back in June to be given the all clear on a lump I had found a couple of months prior and so many will also be given good news but it doesn't make those few weeks or months any easier.' 

Faye proceeded to tell her followers that checking your breasts for lumps is essential. 

'Checking our breasts and pecks is essential. It's okay to be nervous and scared but don't put it off and don't shy away because getting it checked is the first step to getting the all clear.' 

She also revealed how she felt when the first image of herself in the waiting room was taken. 

'Here I was sat with my mum, hadn't slept for days before going in for my scans thinking 'what else could go wrong this year' but yet putting in to perspective how small those issues were, on top of trying to put on a brave face. 

'I felt like everything was falling apart and I just needed some good news, I'm so lucky I had such amazing family, friends and Bonnie around me checking in and supporting me in such a strange time.' 

And to conclude, the beauty also touched on how glad she was to finally tell her followers her story. 

'I wasn't sure on sharing my little story to begin with because 1 it seemed so tiny in comparison to others and 2 because

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