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Privacy NoticeLove Island’s Andrew Le Page revealed he was diagnosed with a brain tumour when he was 20. The reality TV star, 29, said within weeks of the discovery he flew to London from his native Guernsey to have it removed. Andrew said the experience was so frightening he thought his life was over. Talking to his girlfriend, Strictly star Tasha Ghouri, 26 – who he met on Love Island in 2022 – on her podcast Superpowers With Tash, he said last year: “So I had like a lump on my head for a few years, and my brother felt it and he was like ‘Andrew, what is wrong with you? What is that?’ and I was like ‘I don’t know, I’ve had it there for a while.’” He continued: “Then and there, he called up the doctor and got me an appointment and I had an MRI scan, then went back to the doctors again, and they told me I had this brain tumour, and it was like ‘what the hell?’.
Andrew said he had a brain tumour when he was 20
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“I went back into my car, started crying, and literally went back to work that afternoon. They all knew I’d gone to the doctor’s for it, and they were like ‘Andrew, how’d it go?’ and I couldn’t speak. Eventually one of my colleagues went to my boss and said ‘I think Andrew needs to go home and process this’.” Andrew recalled how scary things were, saying: “This is major, having a brain tumour at 20. Within two weeks I flew to London and had surgery and got it removed, but at the time it was so scary, what could have been. Luckily my brother called the doctor because I would have left it. I thought it was just part of my skull, it was hard so I thought it was my skull, and it was big as well.” During the podcast Andrew also discussed a devastating knee injury, which destroyed his chances of becoming a professional hockey player. It was shortly after this that the tumour was discovered.
Tasha and Andrew met on Love Island in 2022
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He added: “When I was first told I was crying in the car, I literally thought that’s it, I’m 20 and that’s it, I’m done. I thought my lie was over. I’m so young and this is it. I was just really terrified, I was so scared, I can’t believe I went back to work, I should have sacked that off. I didn’t know how to tell anyone. I told my mum and dad straight away obviously and my brother. “I was crying and I was so upset like ‘what the hell, I can’t believe this has now happened at such a young age’. I thought it would be something I’d never go through.
The pair are still going strong
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Although Andrew and Tasha entered the Love Island villa as contestants, they’ve proven their love story is far from being just a summer fling. The couple, who charmed viewers and secured a well-deserved fourth-place finish on the show, have been going strong ever since. Tasha is now wowing Strictly fans with her performance on the dancefloor, where she’s paired with pro Aljaz Skorjanec. Last week, Tasha spoke exclusively to OK! about how Andrew is supporting her, saying: “Andrew’s just so happy that I’ve stopped talking about it and am finally doing it. I’ve been in his ear, probably once a day, for two years, saying, ‘I want to do Strictly SO much!’ But he’s super proud.”Story SavedYou can find this story in  My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnLove Island
