Braith Anasta’s fiancée Rachael Lee has revealed she has just been diagnosed with stage-one melanoma after discovering a ‘cancerous lump on her stomach.’
The WAG revealed her health battle in a new interview with The Daily Telegraph this week.
The personal trainer, 32, said that she missed one annual check up upon the birth of her daughter Gigi, two, and ‘cried in front of the kids’ when she heard the shock news just five weeks ago.
‘I just sat and cried in front of my kids’: Braith Anasta’s fiancée Rachael Lee revealed her shock cancer battle in an interview with The Daily Telegraph this week
Talking about when she heard the diagnosis from her dermatologist, she said: ‘He said, “we have found skin cancer.”
‘I just sat and cried in front of my kids,’ Rachael told the publication.
Rachael Lee has since had the melanoma removed, but has been told she must keep out of the sun and told that she can’t go to the beach again and strip off into a bikini.
Health woes: Rachael Lee revealed she has just been diagnosed with stage-one melanoma, after discovering a ‘cancerous lump on her stomach’
Safety first: Rachael Lee has since had the melanoma removed, but has been told she must keep out of the sun and told that she can’t go to the beach again and strip off into a bikini
Rachael Lee is engaged to former NRL star, Braith Anasta, 38.
The pair announced their engagement in October last year.
Braith – who was married to Jodi Anasta from October 2012 to December 2015 – began dating Rachael Lee in 2016.
They share daughter Gigi, two, together, while Braith has daughter Aleeia, six, with ex Jodi, and Rachael Lee has an older son Addison, nine, from a previous relationship.
In September, Braith spoke to Now to Love about co-parenting with his ex-wife.
Family: Braith – who was married to Jodi Anasta from October 2012 to December 2015 – began dating Rachael Lee in 2016. They share daughter Gigi, two, together, while Braith has daughter Aleeia, six, with ex Jodi, and Rachael Lee has an older son Addison, nine, from a previous relationship
‘Jodi has her on weekends’: In September, Braith spoke to Now to Love about co-parenting with his ex-wife
He explained that Jodi’s recent return to Sydney, following her four-year stint on Melbourne-based soap Neighbours, means that she spends more time with their six-year-old daughter, Aleeia.
‘I’m really big on routine and structure so that Aleeia has routine. She goes to school Monday to Friday and is here with us as a family, and then Jodi has her on the weekends,’ Braith said.
But after quitting Neighbours at the start of the year, Jodi now gets to spend time with Aleeia during the week because she is based in the same city as her former spouse.
‘[Aleeia] can see [Jodi] whenever she likes. She probably sees her a bit more and can just go hang out – that’s the advantage of being in Sydney,’ Braith explained.
The footy commentator also revealed that he plans to marry his fiancée, Rachael Lee, at the end of 2021, after getting engaged last year.
Although wedding planning has been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, Braith said he and Rachael Lee were not in a rush to tie the knot.
‘We can’t wait to get married, but we are pretty open to when that happens, so we’re just going to take our time,’ he said.
Wedding bells: The footy commentator also revealed that he plans to marry his fiancée, Rachael Lee, at the end of 2021, after getting engaged last year