A popular This Morning star has opened up about the aftermath of major surgery.

Dr Philippa Kaye revealed she has undergone a hysterectomy (Image: ITV)

A familiar face from daytime television has opened up about the emotional toll of major surgery after doctors warned she faced a serious cancer risk. Dr Philippa Kaye, who regularly appears on ITV’s This Morning, revealed she has undergone a hysterectomy and shared her deeply personal thoughts following the procedure in a candid social media post. The GP posted a series of smiling selfies after the operation, but admitted that emotionally she is still trying to come to terms with the life-changing decision.

Philippa wrote: “Thoughts I have about my hysterectomy that do and don’t make sense. “Intellectually I understand: ‘It was causing problems and pain. I was planning to have further pregnancies. So it wasn’t serving a purpose, was hurting and was a cancer risk.’” While the medical reasoning was clear, Philippa admitted the emotional reality was far more complicated. “Emotionally though… it was part of me, it housed my babies, cancer forced me to make this decision, otherwise it would still be there.” She also opened up about the conflicting thoughts she has experienced since the surgery.

The GP posted a series of smiling selfies after the operation (Image: ITV)

“And the ones I know don’t make sense but are still here… Am I somehow less of a woman without my womb and ovaries? I know this is not true.

“Sometimes you can know something in one part of your brain and feel something else in another. It is why feelings are hard!,” Philippa concluded.

Alongside the photos, she added the caption: “Post op thoughts don’t always make practical, intellectual sense.”

Her followers quickly flooded the comments with messages of support. One person wrote: “I hear you. Feelings are complicated and the post cancer consequences hit hard – sending you love.”

Another added: “Sending lots of love to you and thinking of you xxx.” Philippa had first revealed she was heading into surgery back in January.

In a video, the TV doctor appeared in a hospital gown as she prepared to go into theatre. She wrote: “When the day of the surgery arrives, the time for worry is over. No more questions or concerns.

“You put your big girl pants on. You trust in your team and you let go. See you on the other side.”

Philippa’s health battle dates back several years. The mother-of-three was diagnosed with stage two bowel cancer aged just 39 and underwent extensive treatment at the time.

Her treatment included six months of chemotherapy as well as a gruelling 12-hour operation to remove the final cancer lesion.

In October 2020, she revealed live on air that she had finally been given the all-clear.

Speaking on This Morning to presenters Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield, she said: “For the first time in nearly 18 months I am able to say that I am cancer free, that is huge, and I am hugely excited to be out of my day pyjamas to speak to you!”

Despite the positive news, Philippa later explained that her cancer had been linked to a genetic mutation which continues to affect her long-term risk.

“Even though my latest scans and colonoscopy last August were clear, I will continue to have to be assessed annually, because although my cancer was treated, my genes remain and my risk is still double the general population.”