BBC 6-star Rhianna Dhillon has revealed that she is undergoing treatment for ovarian cancer after sharing a candid update from her hospital bed. The 37-year-old music and film critic confirmed on Instagram that she was diagnosed just two weeks ago and has since undergone a full hysterectomy. In a photograph showing her resting in a hospital gown, she wrote, “Here we go again,” referring to her previous decision to pursue a preventative double mastectomy after testing positive for the BRCA1 gene nine years earlier.
Dhillon explained that although she knew her BRCA1 mutation significantly increased her risk of ovarian cancer, she never expected to face the disease so early in life. She said she had believed she would have more time, adding that the diagnosis came only two weeks before her operation last Friday. Because everything happened so quickly, she admitted that she has not yet had the opportunity to fully process what has happened.
The critic said the hysterectomy marked the end of a chapter she had not been prepared to close, as well as the beginning of a stage of life she had expected to face much later. She described the procedure as an abrupt and emotional “full stop” on a part of her life she was not ready to leave behind.
Dhillon also revealed that the next six months are likely to involve chemotherapy, meaning her upcoming film awards season will look very different. However, she made clear that she intends to continue working, telling followers not to count her out just yet.
While she is not ready to hear optimistic messages about silver linings, Dhillon joked that she would welcome recommendations for wigs. She then turned her attention to the people who have supported her throughout her diagnosis, treatment and recovery.
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She praised her parents and brother for immediately stepping in to help, attending appointments, staying with her overnight and answering emotional phone calls. Dhillon also thanked the wider family members who contacted her with offers of practical and emotional support.
Her closest friends, she said, have been just as important. Their messages, voice notes, visits and thoughtful gestures helped her cope during moments when she felt completely overwhelmed and emotionally broken.
Dhillon added that she had never fully understood the strength of community until she was forced to depend on her own. She expressed deep gratitude to everyone who had stood beside her, saying she loved them “so f***ing much.”
For those asking how they could help, she urged them to continue supporting her work and offering reassurance that they would still see her as fit and capable, even with the large scar left by the operation.
Dhillon ended the post with a light-hearted story about the hospital photograph, admitting that the morphine had made the experience unusually entertaining. She recalled greeting her surgeon after the procedure by enthusiastically declaring, “It’s my main man Mike!”