Strictly judge Shirley Ballas has given an update following a doctor's appointment after viewers thought they spotted a lump under her arm.
The BBC dance show's head judge sought medical advice after being inundated with messages from concerned fans who thought they had seen a lump under Shirley's arm when she was on TV.
Taking to Instagram Shirley posted a video as she thanked those looking out for her.
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The Strictly star wrote in a caption for the video: "Lump an Body MOT for women.
"Dear All thank you so much for making me aware of a lump you all saw under my arm. I am so grateful to have so many beautiful kind caring humans looking out for me.
"I will be popping to the hospital Friday for full blood work. Hormones could be the reason for exhaustion, sleepless nights and a few more things going on."
She added: "I’m so happy I went for a check up today. Ladies let me know how your hormones are ? Do you self check ? Hugs to all #breastcheck #hormones."
In the video Shirley, 61, explained that the doctor had checked her underarm and breast test but 'couldn't feel anything.'
However she thought she had spotted something when Shirley lifted her arm.
The head judge said: "Hi everyone, I just wanted to say I popped to the doctor this morning.
"She did an underarm test and breast test. She couldn’t feel anything although she also thought that she saw something when I lifted my arm up so... maybe it was cameras, lighting, not sure."
Shirley added that they'd discovered that her hormone levels are "all over the place" so she will be having full blood work done at the hospital on Friday.
Pro dancer Katya Jones wrote: "Thank you for your honesty and raising awareness for women Shirley."
And co-host Claudia Winkleman added a series of heart emojis.
Shirley took to Instagram before Saturday night’s Strictly to tell followers she had arranged an appointment.
She said: "I got some alarming messages from people saying that when I picked my arm up they could see lumps or bumps.
"I did some self checks and I can't feel anything, but I'm going to go to the doctors on Tuesday.
"To all women out there please keep checking yourselves.
"To those people that were concerned enough to message me saying you could see lumps and bumps... thank you," she added in a video filmed in her BBC dressing room prior to the show.
There is a history of cancer in Shirley's family and she has had two scares herself, the most recent in June when she discovered a lump in her shoulder.
She said at the time: "It’s something between two bones and they are not really sure what it is yet.
"They have done the dye and the MRIs plus this and that. I get the results in a few weeks. The gentleman seems to think it will be fine but, still, it is worrying."
Shirley had her DD breast implants removed two years ago after being told they could block the signs of cancer being detected.
She received a health warning after a mammogram and was told 'there's no guarantee that we can ever see behind the implants', which spurred her into action.
BBC bosses gave Shirley permission to undergo surgery in the middle of filming Strictly and she underwent a four-hour operation to go from a DD back to her natural A cup.
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