Supermodel Christie Brinkley diagnosed with skin cancer-Ruth Lawes-Entertainment – Metro

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Supermodel Christie Brinkley has revealed she has been diagnosed with skin cancer in an Instagram post.

The 70-year-old shared graphic photos of herself post-surgery as she explained that doctors had caught the basal cell carcinoma early and removed it.

The Sports Illustrated model also issued a warning to her 898K followers urging them to be ‘diligent’ with their sun protection and to ‘slather on’ SPF.

Christie shared three pictures of herself, one immediately after surgery showing a gouge on the lefthand side of her face towards her hairline, another with the wound stitched up, and a third with a bandage over the affected area.

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