Warning: This article contains discussion of cancer which some readers may find distressing.
Reality TV star Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi issued a plea to others after she explained she'd been diagnosed with cancer.
The Jersey Shore cast member took to TikTok yesterday to explain that she had received a cervical cancer diagnosis, but reassured her viewers it had been caught early.
She said: "My results came back for my cone biopsy, and it came back stage 1 cervical cancer called adenocarcinoma.
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"Obviously not the news that I was hoping for, but also not the worst news just because they caught it so early. Thank freaking God!"
Snooki said she'd had a biopsy after 'struggling with abnormal pap smears for three or four years now' and been at the post-op appointment when she was given the news.
The TV star had previously said her doctor had 'found cancerous cells on the top of my cervix' after she'd had a colposcopy and biopsy, and she encouraged others to get checked and take warning signs seriously.
"That’s why I’m literally telling you guys to get your pap smears done. I’m 38 years old, and now look at me," she said.
"And instead of just putting it off because I didn’t want to go and it hurt and I was scared, no, I just went and did it. And it was there, cancer is in there. But it’s only stage 1 and it’s curable.
"So get your appointments done, b***hes! I’m telling you. 2026 is not panning out how I wanted it to, but also could be worse."
Snooki explained that she may need a hysterectomy and to have her lymph nodes removed, but was glad at least that the cancer had been caught sooner rather than later as part of her encouragement for others to get themselves booked in for appointments.
The NHS explains that cervical cancer can be found anywhere in the cervix, and is most prevalent in women aged 30 to 35 but it can happen at any age to someone with a cervix.
Cervical screening appointments can reduce the risk of the cancer as changes to the cells can be identified and treated before they become cancer.
It typically develops slowly, and symptoms include pain in the lower back, pelvis, or lower tummy, unusual vaginal bleeding and changes in vaginal discharge.
If you’ve been affected by any of these issues and want to speak to someone in confidence, contact Macmillan’s Cancer Support Line on 0808 808 00 00, 8am–8pm seven days a week.
Joe Harker