French singer and former model Carla Bruni reveals she has fought off breast cancer

French singer and former model Carla Bruni has revealed she has fought off breast cancer. The singer made the revelation about her illness on Wednesday in a video posted on Instagram and urged women to get regular screenings done. “Four years ago, I was diagnosed with breast cancer,” said the former first lady, who is married to ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy, using sign cards in a video.

She said she went through surgery, radiotherapy and hormone therapy. “I was lucky the cancer was not yet aggressive,” she said, adding that it was caught early because she went for breast cancer checks on the same day each year. Bruni said she had long been reluctant to speak about her health but wanted to encourage women to get regular checks as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Without them “I would not have a left breast today,” she said. Bruni , former model and wife of French President Nicholas Sarkozy was said to be expecting a baby boy back in 2011. Bruni refused to confirm her pregnancy in public but the French first lady showed off her baby bump at the G8 summit. Posing for photographs with the wives of other leaders at a luncheon on the sidelines of the summit in the French resort of Deauville, Bruni, 43, wore a loose-fitting white smock dress which stretched over an obvious bump, reported The Telegraph. The news came a week after Sarkozy’s 83-year-old father told reporters that he was “mad with joy” that the couple were expecting. This would be Bruni’s second son - she has another baby from a previous relationship. With added inputs from agencies Read all the  Latest News ,  Trending News ,  Cricket News ,  Bollywood News , India News  and  Entertainment News  here. Follow us on  Facebook,  Twitter and  Instagram.