The singer, who often refers to herself as an Essex girl, took the stage at ‘BBC Radio 2 In The Park’ in an emotional return to performing. This is all in the face of an ongoing battle with cancer and a second surgery scheduled this Autumn.

The Daily Mail reported that addressing a packed crowd she said “I’m just so grateful to be here, you have no idea how grateful I am to see so many of you singing along after all these years.”

“Life is about standing in the storm but holding up your umbrella and just keep moving forward.”

“We never know when our last day will be, so soak this up, hug the people you love hard.”

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As well as this, the day was special for the singer for another reason. It was the first time her son witnessed her sing on stage. 2 year old Sky was backstage for the gig. On such a monumental occasion, it is a wonder how she managed to stay professional and deliver a wonderful show, but that is a testament to her determination and grit.

At the end of August the singer-songwriter announced that she would be postponing the UK and European dates for her acoustic tour due to start next month. In an Instagram post she explained: “Unfortunately I have to have a second surgery — nothing too serious but it has to be done by the end of this year,” Jessie, 37, said. This falls in the middle of the tour I had booked. I’m so sorry, I feel frustrated and sad, but I need to be better, I need to be healed.”

The tour which was set to take place in October 2025, is now scheduled for June next year. The dates are as follows:

• April 7 – Birmingham, Symphony Hall

• April 8 – London, The Palladium

• April 11 – Leeds, O2 Academy

• April 13 – Manchester, Albert Hall

• April 14 – Glasgow, SEC Armadillo

• April 21 – Amsterdam, Paradiso

• April 22 – Brussels, La Madeleine

• April 23 – Cologne, E-Werk

• April 26 – Paris, La Cigale

Jessie J has been praised massively for the openness of her journey, and her vocalness on the importance of early detection.

For more information on detecting breast cancer and ways in which you can get help then click the link here.

In an Instagram post, the pop powerhouse vocalist thanked her doctor, surgeon and nurses who helped her in hospital. She also shared images and videos from her time there, alongside her partner, basketball player Chanan Colman, and their son.

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In her caption, she wrote: “This post is some of the honest lows and highs of the last 48 hours. I will always show the good and hard bits of any journey I go through.” She then sent a positive message to her followers, saying “Still hugging everyone going through something tough right now. We all got this!”

The singer revealed her breast cancer diagnosis at the beginning of June in a social media post. At the time, she said she’d start surgery after her performance at Capital’s Summertime Ball at London’s Wembley Stadium on June 15. Other acts to play at the mini-festival included Mariah Carey, Will Smith, Jade, Benson Boone, JLS, and Busted and McFly.

After revealing her diagnosis earlier in June, Jessie said she wanted to share the news publicly rather than privately, in order to show solidarity with others going through hard times, and also to help her process it.

The ‘Price Tag’ singer also took a moment during her Summertime Ball performance to list all the things she’s grateful for, and share a positive message with the audience about her upcoming surgery.

She announced: “Summertime Ball, today this show is my last show before I go and beat breast cancer,”

“So it’s so special to be here, you have no idea. I feel so proud to be from the UK and to be this honest person – we just say what we feel. With this being my last show before I go and have surgery, it’s the most special thing and I’m so grateful for this life, for you guys, for my career, for my son, my partner, my parents, my family, my band, my crew, my people.”

Since her surgery, there’s been a swell of support and kind messages from fans and figures in the entertainment industry.

TV presenter Gaby Roslin commented on Jessie’s post: “Sending you strength, energy and so much love you beautiful soul.”

Marvin Hume from JLS also sent his best wishes to the singer: “I know Sky will be keeping you smiling and giving you strength… You’re an absolute warrior,”

To learn more about breast cancer and the support offered to those fighting it, there are multiple charities such as Breast Cancer Now, Cancer Research and The Pink Ribbon Foundation. For medical information on breast cancer, visit the NHS official website.

After being given only months to live in January 2013, Johnson has fought back from his diagnosis of terminal pancreatic cancer and this surgery will hopefully mark a significant stage of his recovery. Though there was a small chance that he may have died during the surgery, Johnson felt that it was a risk worth taking as, in his own words, “for over a year I have been living with a 100% chance of dying”.

He has continually defied the diagnosis with his ‘Coming Back Home’ tour and through his impressive musical partnership with The Who’s Roger Daltrey. Johnson has also appeared in Game Of Thrones in recent years and, if he were given the choice, there would be absolutely no question of him stopping or even slowing down for just a second.

Johnson’s management stated that he would be out of action “for the foreseeable future” and a statement from manager Lisa Climie on Johnson’s official Facebook page posted today (May 2) read: “Wilko is recovering following a nine hour operation on Wednesday in which doctors successfully removed a pancreatic tumour.