Yahoo News Strictly and I'm a Celebrity stars set to front ITVBe documentary series
ITVBe have announced a new star-studded documentary series focusing on women's health. Set to air later this year, Celebrity Health Stories will consist of four factual specials that delve into topics close to the hearts of some famous TV stars.
Former EastEnders actress and I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! winner Jacqueline Jossa will front one episode in the series, sharing her personal experiences of painful periods.
According to the episode description, the special documentary will see Jossa speak to medical experts in a bid to end the "taboo nature of periods".
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British Olympic boxer and Strictly Come Dancing star Nicola Adams is also set to take part in the series, drawing upon her personal experiences. Throughout the programme she'll open up about her emotional IVF journey with her partner Ella Baig.
Highlighting some of the hidden challenges of the treatment, Adams will explore the prejudice faced by same-sex couples wanting to conceive via IVF.
After going through four rounds of IVF to get pregnant, Adams and Baig finally welcomed their baby boy Taylor Nate Adams in July this year.
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Another episode in the ITVBe series will investigate illness associated with breast implants. The documentary will see S Club 7 singer and actress Hannah Spearritt sharing her own experience after having breast augmentation surgery in 2013.
Spearritt will meet other women who have endured breast implant illness and look into how it is treated in the UK.
Finally, reality star Tanya Bardsley will front another instalment of Celebrity Health Stories, this time focusing on ADHD.
Avid viewers of The Real Housewives of Cheshire will already know Bardsley was diagnosed with the condition just six weeks before her 40th birthday. She'll speak candidly in the programme about how her life has changed since receiving the diagnosis and how she's now learning to guide her son who's also recently been diagnosed with the condition.
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ITV's Commissioning Editor of Reality TV, Amanda Stavri, has shared her excitement for the new series.
"At ITV we're committed to depicting real-life stories for our viewers, in an authentic and truthful way – tackling important issues, myth-busting and providing important insight to create and instil change," she said in a statement. "These four equally brilliant documentaries would not have been possible without Jacqueline, Nicola and Ella, Hannah and Tanya's support and bravery, and so we'd like to pass on our thanks to them for sharing their personal experiences to help raise awareness and bring these real-life issues to light."
There's currently no official release date for Celebrity Health Stories, but it's expected to air later this year.
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