The 25-year-old This Morning and ex-TOWIE star returned from a Barceleona mini-break with pals last week but behind the holiday fun, Ferne McCann is masking the agony of living with a shock cancer scare.
She reveals to Closer the moment she was confronted with her heart-stopping health warning.
"I've had two moles removed on my face - one on the bridge of my nose and one in my nostril crease. What is scary is that the mole on the bridge of my bridge came back so I had it lasered again but it returned more prominently."
It was then that a terrified Ferne realised she needed a second opinion fast and she was advised to have a biopsy.
"I'm having it completely cut out and checked that its not cancerous. It's terrifying. I can't stop thinking about it. But it’s better to be safe than sorry."
In the wake of the scare, Ferne has vowed to make changes to her lifestyle. After previously being a fan of sunbeds, which are proven to increase your skin cancer risk, she now insists she’ll be giving them up.
The star - who is dating Essex lad Arthur Collins – adds:"I need to be so careful. That's why I have completely ditched sun beds. I know now how crucial sun screen is."
With this in mind Ferne has developed her own self-tanning range, under her debut Ferne Beauty brand. She says: "I wanted to create one that doesn’t smell of biscuits.”
To read the full interview, don’t miss the new issue of Closer out now.