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The Irish Sun
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Inside Kara Tointon's very different new life overseas after quitting the UK and double mastectomy
KARA Tointon has a wonderful life with her two kids in Norway after quitting the UK. The former EastEnders actress 6 Former EastEnders' star Kara Tointon has revealed that she underwent a double mastectomy Credit: Instagram 6 The actress now lives in Norway Credit: Instagram 6 She is mum to two young kids and loves 'the Scandinavian life' Credit: Instagram 6 Kara decided to have the mastectomy after losing her mum to cancer Credit: Instagram That gene raises the risk of breast cancer and Kara told fans how she made the decision to have the operation after her mum died of ovarian cancer in 2018. Kara posted an emotional video to Instagram where she described how she had both her breasts and her Fallopian tubes removed to lower her chances of getting breast cancer. The mother-of-two, said her family was at the forefront of her mind when making the decision. "I wasn't an easy decision, but one I am very glad that I made," she said. eastenders Kara added later in the video: "I wanted to talk about it because hearing other people's experience, helped so much and knowledge is power, communication is key, getting to know our bodies, our cycles is only a good thing, but I'll be talking about this a lot more." She is mum to Frey, six, and Helly, four, who she shares with ex-fiance Marius Jensen. Kara and Marius got engaged in 2018 with plans of getting married in his Norwegian homeland, but split four years later. While the exact date of her move to Norway is not known, Marius recently opened his own chiropractic clinic there after a few years in London. Most read in Showbiz "It happened really naturally as we were spending more and more time over here," she told the EastEnders and Strictly star Kara Tointon reveals she's undergone double mastectomy "It's so easy to get back to London and it just seems to work." She added: "It's such a beautiful country and a great place to bring up children and I'm definitely adapting to the Scandinavian lifestyle." In 2024 she told the Mirror: "Now I have children so my priority is to be at home as much as possible. "I live in Norway now - we've upped sticks and we're there. At the moment, we're settling into Norwegian lifestyle and loving it, so I'm lucky." Despite their split, Kara and Marius stay in touch to co-parent their children. Much of Kara's Instagram shows her life in Norway, including plenty of time fishing and enjoying the waterside with her kids. The actress rose to fame on the BBC soap playing Dawn, a bright teen from an impoverished home. Kara played Dawn for more than 300 episodes until 2009 after joining four years earlier. She has plenty of film and TV credits under her belt, including the lead role in prestige series, The Teacher and Too Good To Be True. In 2010, she won Strictly Come Dancing alongside professional dancer, Artem Chigvintsev. Before joining EastEnders, Kara had dated Busted band member, James Bourne and even appeared in the band's reality series, America or Busted. 6 Kara rose to fame playing Dawn on EastEnders Credit: Handout 6 She won Strictly Come Dancing in 2010 Credit: PA:Press Association
Wales Online
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
EastEnders star Kara Tointon had double mastectomy after cancer gene test
EastEnders star Kara Tointon had double mastectomy after cancer gene test The soap star, 41, also known for her work in dramas including The Teacher and Mr Selfridge and for winning Strictly Come Dancing, explained she has the BRCA gene, which can put her at very high risk of cancer Kara Tointon starred as Dawn Swann in EastEnders (Image: Kara Tointon on Instagram ) Former EastEnders actress Kara Tointon has revealed she underwent a double mastectomy following a gene test. The soap star, 41, also known for her work in dramas including The Teacher and Mr Selfridge and for winning Strictly Come Dancing, explained she has the BRCA gene, which can put her at very high risk of cancer. Working with gynaecological cancer charity the Eve Appeal, of which she is an ambassador, Tointon posted an Instagram video on Wednesday to raise awareness of the preventative measure she has taken. She said: "You may have heard of the BRCA genes 1 and 2 and as a carrier it means I am at a greater risk of both breast and ovarian cancer. "Back in 2018 when my mum was undergoing treatment for ovarian cancer, I was asked to take a genetics test. "There is a history of both cancers in my family on my mother's side, but for various reasons, including generational trauma of which I'll talk more about another time, we hadn't looked into it until that point. "But it was put to us, we took the test, and it was confirmed that my mum and I both carried the gene." She announced the death of her mother, Carol, in 2019. Tointon, who has two boys with chiropractor and tech entrepreneur Marius Jensen, also said: "I was pregnant with my first child at the time, knew I wanted more children if possible, so over the next couple of years I was invited to various meetings by the NHS, to really become informed and to understand all my options. "Last year, having had my second son in 2021 and deciding that our family was complete, I underwent two preventative surgeries. "The first a double mastectomy and the second a two-part protector study, a trial. "They believe that ovarian cancer begins in the fallopian tubes so by removing them first, checking them out, you then remove the ovaries later, and closer to menopause. "We are finding out more and more about personal genetics and many people find that regular surveillance suits them very well, but for me, having done that for a few years, MRIs finding things, biopsies, waiting for result, I decided that this was the right decision for me and my family. "It wasn't an easy decision, but one I'm very glad and lucky I made, and I can now, with hindsight, talk about it properly." Hollywood star Angelina Jolie underwent a double mastectomy after she discovered she carried the BRCA1 gene, leading to greater awareness of the gene defect, following her mother's death from ovarian cancer. Article continues below Around one in 1,000 women across the UK have a BRCA1 variant, but most breast and ovarian cancers happen due to chance damage to genes. Tointon is known for portraying Dawn Swann in the soap opera EastEnders and triumphing on series eight of BBC competition Strictly with professional Artem Chigvintsev in 2010. Her sister Hannah Tointon is also any actress, from Essex, and has been in Channel 4 shows including the soap Hollyoaks and comedy The Inbetweeners.
ITV News
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- ITV News
EastEnders star Kara Tointon had double mastectomy after cancer gene test
Former EastEnders actress Kara Tointon has revealed she underwent a double mastectomy following a gene test. The soap star, 41, also known for her work in dramas including The Teacher and Mr Selfridge and for winning Strictly Come Dancing, explained she has the BRCA gene, which can put her at very high risk of cancer. The Basildon-born star posted an Instagram video on Wednesday to raise awareness of the preventative measure she has taken, alongside gynaecological cancer charity the Eve Appeal. She said: 'You may have heard of the BRCA genes 1 and 2 and as a carrier it means I am at a greater risk of both breast and ovarian cancer. 'Back in 2018 when my mum was undergoing treatment for ovarian cancer, I was asked to take a genetics test. 'There is a history of both cancers in my family on my mother's side, but for various reasons, including generational trauma of which I'll talk more about another time, we hadn't looked into it until that point. 'But it was put to us, we took the test, and it was confirmed that my mum and I both carried the gene.' She announced the death of her mother, Carol, in 2019. Tointon, who has two boys with chiropractor and tech entrepreneur Marius Jensen, also said: 'I was pregnant with my first child at the time, knew I wanted more children if possible, so over the next couple of years I was invited to various meetings by the NHS, to really become informed and to understand all my options. 'Last year, having had my second son in 2021 and deciding that our family was complete, I underwent two preventative surgeries. 'The first a double mastectomy and the second a two-part protector study, a trial. 'They believe that ovarian cancer begins in the fallopian tubes so by removing them first, checking them out, you then remove the ovaries later, and closer to menopause. 'We are finding out more and more about personal genetics and many people find that regular surveillance suits them very well, but for me, having done that for a few years, MRIs finding things, biopsies, waiting for result, I decided that this was the right decision for me and my family. 'It wasn't an easy decision, but one I'm very glad and lucky I made, and I can now, with hindsight, talk about it properly.' Hollywood star Angelina Jolie underwent a double mastectomy after she discovered she carried the BRCA1 gene, leading to greater awareness of the gene defect, following her mother's death from ovarian cancer. Around one in 1,000 women across the UK have a BRCA1 variant, but most breast and ovarian cancers happen due to chance damage to genes. Tointon is known for portraying Dawn Swann in the soap opera EastEnders and triumphing on series eight of BBC competition Strictly with professional Artem Chigvintsev in 2010. Her sister Hannah Tointon is also any actress, from Essex, and has been in Channel 4 shows including the soap Hollyoaks and comedy The Inbetweeners.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Kara Tointon has double mastectomy after gene test
Former EastEnders actress Kara Tointon has revealed she has undergone a double mastectomy following a gene test. The 41-year-old, also known for her work in dramas including The Teacher and Mr Selfridge, revealed that tests showed she carried the BRCA gene - which can put her at very high risk of cancer. Tointon, from Basildon in Essex, posted an Instagram video on Wednesday to raise awareness of the preventative measure she had taken. She said: "You may have heard of the BRCA genes 1 and 2 and as a carrier it means I am at a greater risk of both breast and ovarian cancer." In 2018, the soap star said she was asked to take a genetics test when her mother Carol was undergoing treatment for ovarian cancer. She is working with gynaecological cancer charity the Eve Appeal, of which she is an ambassador. "There is a history of both cancers in my family on my mother's side, but for various reasons, including generational trauma of which I'll talk more about another time, we hadn't looked into it until that point," she said. "But it was put to us, we took the test, and it was confirmed that my mum and I both carried the gene." Ms Tointon's mother died in 2019. If you need any advice or support on issues relating to this story, information and contacts are available on the BBC Action Line "Last year, having had my second son in 2021 and deciding that our family was complete, I underwent two preventative surgeries," she said. "The first a double mastectomy and the second a two-part protector study, a trial. "They believe that ovarian cancer begins in the fallopian tubes so by removing them first, checking them out, you then remove the ovaries later, and closer to menopause," she added. Hollywood star Angelina Jolie underwent a double mastectomy after she discovered she carried the BRCA1 gene, leading to greater awareness of the gene defect. Around one in 1,000 women across the UK have a BRCA1 variant, but most breast and ovarian cancers happen due to chance damage to genes. After several tests, including biopsies and MRIs, Tointon said: "I decided that this was the right decision for me and my family. "It wasn't an easy decision, but one I'm very glad and lucky I made, and I can now, with hindsight, talk about it properly." Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. New hope for patients with breast cancer gene A family tree gene revelation may have saved my life Eve Appeal
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
EastEnders star had double mastectomy after cancer gene test
Former EastEnders actress Kara Tointon has revealed she underwent a double mastectomy following a gene test. The soap star, 41, also known for her jobs" target="_blank">work in dramas including The Teacher and Mr Selfridge and for winning Strictly Come Dancing, explained she has the BRCA gene, which can put her at very high risk of cancer. Working with gynaecological cancer charity the Eve Appeal, of which she is an ambassador, Tointon posted an Instagram video on Wednesday to raise awareness of the preventative measure she has taken. She said: 'You may have heard of the BRCA genes 1 and 2 and as a carrier it means I am at a greater risk of both breast and ovarian cancer. READ MORE: 'Best moment in EastEnders history' as iconic character returns after 37 years 'Santa and his elf' raise vital funds for Bolton NHS breast cancer unit Breast cancer survivor thanks hospital for 'phenomenal' care and support 'Back in 2018 when my mum was undergoing treatment for ovarian cancer, I was asked to take a genetics test. 'There is a history of both cancers in my family on my mother's side, but for various reasons, including generational trauma of which I'll talk more about another time, we hadn't looked into it until that point. 'But it was put to us, we took the test, and it was confirmed that my mum and I both carried the gene.' She announced the death of her mother, Carol, in 2019. Tointon, who has two boys with chiropractor and tech entrepreneur Marius Jensen, also said: 'I was pregnant with my first child at the time, knew I wanted more children if possible, so over the next couple of years I was invited to various meetings by the NHS, to really become informed and to understand all my options. 'Last year, having had my second son in 2021 and deciding that our family was complete, I underwent two preventative surgeries. 'The first a double mastectomy and the second a two-part protector study, a trial. 'They believe that ovarian cancer begins in the fallopian tubes so by removing them first, checking them out, you then remove the ovaries later, and closer to menopause. 'We are finding out more and more about personal genetics and many people find that regular surveillance suits them very well, but for me, having done that for a few years, MRIs finding things, biopsies, waiting for result, I decided that this was the right decision for me and my family. 'It wasn't an easy decision, but one I'm very glad and lucky I made, and I can now, with hindsight, talk about it properly.' Hollywood star Angelina Jolie underwent a double mastectomy after she discovered she carried the BRCA1 gene, leading to greater awareness of the gene defect, following her mother's death from ovarian cancer. Around one in 1,000 women across the UK have a BRCA1 variant, but most breast and ovarian cancers happen due to chance damage to genes. Tointon is known for portraying Dawn Swann in the soap opera EastEnders and triumphing on series eight of BBC competition Strictly with professional Artem Chigvintsev in 2010. Her sister Hannah Tointon is also any actress, from Essex, and has been in Channel 4 shows including the soap Hollyoaks and comedy The Inbetweeners.
