I was verging on hysterical.
Nicki Chapman (born 14 January 1967) is an English television presenter, talent show judge and public relations agent who previously worked in the British pop music industry. "Looking back, it makes me realise how far I have come," she says. "Although Chelsea has been cancelled she will be giving viewers an exclusive peek into her own garden as well as fronting other new treats alongside highlights of past years.Having led the BBC's daytime coverage since 2006, Nicki recalls how the brain tumour news hit her like a bolt from the blue. I was hallucinating and had dizzy spells but I’d sit outside and that was all I needed, to see the plants and bees and birds.“It’s only a small London garden, maybe 12ft by 12ft, but having that outdoor space made all the difference.”Nicki is on TV next Sunday after having overcome fears that she wouldn’t be able to take part – BBC bosses asked her to see if she was on the coronavirus vulnerable patients list.Nicki, 53, says: “I don’t ever want my tumour to define who I am. newspaper archive.That goes too for TV presenter Nicki Chapman, who this time last year was recovering from surgery to remove a major brain tumour.But for Nicki, one of the hosts of the BBC's week-long celebration of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, cancelled by Covid 19, it's even more special as it played a huge part in her recovery.Nicki Chapman: ‘Wouldn’t wish it upon anyone’ Presenter speaks outNicki Chapman reveals ‘behind-the-scenes struggle' amid brain tumour "It's been a big part of my healing process," she says. But I had to follow my doctor’s advice.“I was born a positive person and I was positive up until a couple of days before the operation and then my husband had to scrape me up off the floor. Tonight! "I also struggle with certain people's voices if they are very high, and it's hard in a restaurant to hear if it's noisy. "During lockdown, she has kept herself busy in her precious garden. I was hallucinating and had dizzy spells but I'd sit outside and that was all I needed, to see the plants and bees and birds. I’ve got a problem with my ankle but I go for a walk maybe once a week, early morning or evening with Shacky because I don’t want to be bumping into 15-20 other people,” she says.“I do Pilates in front of the TV and then we get on our Peloton, an exercise bike we treated ourselves to last Christmas. "Nicki is "devastated" that Chelsea is cancelled but is thrilled to be back with Sophie Raworth, Joe Swift and Monty Don for the lockdown coverage. I was verging on hysterical.“I was very anxious indeed and I cried and I cried. “The other night we managed to have a ‘socially distanced’ drink with our neighbours over the wall.“I had a glass of rosé and I did think, ‘Really, this isn’t so bad’ and it made me think how lucky I am to be here.”We and our partners use cookies on this site to improve our service, perform analytics, personalize advertising, measure advertising performance, and remember website preferences. “Like many patients, my check-up has been cancelled. @channel5_tv 7pm. But I am sure they wouldn’t have done that if they were worried about me, so I’m going to be seeing them in November.”During lockdown, she has kept herself busy in her precious garden. “But although I had only been out of hospital for a couple of weeks, my husband took me to the Chelsea preview day for a couple of hours and it was glorious.“I bumped into Nick Knowles and the team – and it makes me teary to talk about it even now – because even the growers and the designers came up to see how I was because they had seen that I had a brain tumour. "The other night we managed to have a 'socially distanced' drink with our neighbours over the wall. “I didn’t know if I was going to have sight in my right eye and I lost my power of speech beforehand.“My speech is perfect now and my memory is great.The only thing I struggle with is if there are lots of people in a group talking quite loudly.“I also struggle with certain people’s voices if they are very high, and it’s hard in a restaurant to hear if it’s noisy.“I can read magazines, but I still don’t read many books, I struggle to focus.“But hey, if that’s all that has changed then I am a lucky girl. It did make me cry, and it made my husband cry, too, because everyone was so kind.”And she realises how far she has come since the operation and how she could easily have lost her eyesight and speech. 763 Likes, 81 Comments - Nicki Chapman (@nickichappers) on Instagram: “An hour of lovely questions from all of you - from the Spice Girls to my TV shows & Radio plus the…” "Although I had an operation to remove the tumour and it was benign, I still have it," she says. "I feel so much better. That goes too for TV presenter Nicki Chapman, who this time last year was recovering from surgery to remove a major brain tumour. "It's only a small London garden, maybe 12ft by 12ft, but having that outdoor space made all the difference. But when the BBC asked if I was OK to film in the safety of my own garden and if I could double-check that I was not on the vulnerable list, I had no idea if I was or not. "However, coronavirus has affected her treatment. But when the BBC asked if I was OK to film in the safety of my own garden and if I could double-check that I was not on the vulnerable list, I had no idea if I was or not.“They were very strict and I had to speak to my doctor to make sure that I wasn’t on the list before I committed to presenting.
Related Videos. "I bumped into Nick Knowles and the team - and it makes me teary to talk about it even now - because even the growers and the designers came up to see how I was because they had seen that I had a brain tumour. "Being diagnosed was a massive shock and when you have to ring your family and tell them, it's even more distressing. I called him and he told me, 'No, you're not', which was a relief. I did go to pieces.
“Being diagnosed was a massive shock and when you have to ring your family and tell them, it’s even more distressing.”Finding out that surgery was scheduled before the start of the Chelsea Flower Show 2019 was a further blow.“When they told me that I was ill, I was devastated, but I was even more upset when I knew I couldn’t do the show and I cried,” she recalls.“I’ve done it for years and, of all the shows I present, it’s the one I really regretted not being able to do.
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