Charity fashion show for breast cancer awareness
A group of people living with or beyond breast cancer took part in a fashion show to raise awareness and reflect on their experiences with the disease.
On Thursday, 22 women and two men walked charity Breast Cancer Now's runway for two shows in central London.
Mark Winter, from Polegate, East Sussex, took part in the event and highlighted the importance of men getting themselves checked for breast cancer.
“Don’t be afraid to pick up the phone, speak to your doctor and get it checked," the 59-year-old said.
According to Breast Cancer Now 55,000 women and 400 men are diagnosed with the disease every year in the UK.
Mr Winter was diagnosed with breast cancer during lockdown and said he felt "embarrassment" about his diagnosis.
"It’s still a little bit embarrassing but it’s lovely to get my head around it with all the ladies at the show," Mr Winter explained.
He added it was "amazing" to be with a group of people who had shared his experience.
"We’ve all been through the same, but it’s all been completely different so you get the good, the bad and the ugly," Mr Winter added.
Kendra Schneller, 51, from south-east London, was diagnosed in 2020 and said taking part in the show made her feel "confident".
"This is my way of showing everyone that you don’t have to be perfect, you can just be who you are and you can still be beautiful and you can still shine," Ms Schneller said.
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