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Nov 2018
43m 34s

Kris Hallenga

Fearne Cotton
About this episode

When Kris was just 23 years old, she was told by doctors that she had an incurable breast cancer.

You'd be forgiven for thinking that this is Kris' story ends... but, ten years on, she tells Fearne that whilst it changed her life in many ways, some of them were for the better.

If you would like to find out more about the charity Kris set up, CoppaFeel!, visit their website: coppafeel.org

Thanks to Kris, and to the sponsors of this episode, Fiit. Discover their new offering, Fiit Free, and more about their classes at fiit.tv/blogs/get-fiit-with-fearne/


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