May 23, 2026 · 51 min · 10 segments
In a fascinating, hopeful & helpful conversation the TV presenter & author opens up to Trish & Lorraine about the illness & business venture that ended with her losing her house & selling off her…
Andrea McLeanGuest
Trish HalpinHostLorraine CandyHost
Um, we need to talk about your trip to the GP because, um, this is how all midlife conversations- [laughs]
We're either talking about our gardens or, uh, protein supplements or our ailments and trips to the GP.
So popped to the GP to ha- had a mole, something I was a bit worried about on my chest.
You ignore it, don't you? And then you, then you go, and the GP said, "Oh, you have to go and see a dermatologist immediately." So I went to see the dermatologist.
And she said to me, "What is that, uh, little red mark on your nose?" And I said, "Oh, I don't know, just a little scaly thing.
You know, it itches now and again." And she said, "Actually, I can tell you what that is." She said, "That is a pre-cancerous, uh, set of cells, and they are known as actinic keratosis."
"And they are incredibly common among Gen X women." So this is, in your teenage years when we were all, you know, slathering ourselves in olive oil and standing outside or going on sunbeds in our 20s, your su- your skin starts to get damaged by the sun-
Um, we need to talk about your trip to the GP because, um, this is how all midlife conversations- [laughs]
We're either talking about our gardens or, uh, protein supplements or our ailments and trips to the GP.
So popped to the GP to ha- had a mole, something I was a bit worried about on my chest.
You ignore it, don't you? And then you, then you go, and the GP said, "Oh, you have to go and see a dermatologist immediately." So I went to see the dermatologist.
And she said to me, "What is that, uh, little red mark on your nose?" And I said, "Oh, I don't know, just a little scaly thing.
You know, it itches now and again." And she said, "Actually, I can tell you what that is." She said, "That is a pre-cancerous, uh, set of cells, and they are known as actinic keratosis."
"And they are incredibly common among Gen X women." So this is, in your teenage years when we were all, you know, slathering ourselves in olive oil and standing outside or going on sunbeds in our 20s, your su- your skin starts to get damaged by the sun-
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