Piers Morgan 'saved' from cancer by eagle-eyed viewer who spotted blemish on his chest

Piers said the woman who notified him deserved a 'gold star'
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Martin Coulter26 December 2017

Piers Morgan has revealed how he was "saved" from cancer thanks to an eagle-eyed viewer who noticed something unusual about his complexion.

The Good Morning Britain host, 52, was contacted by an expert in melanoma after they spotted a blemish on his chest while watching his ITV documentary Serial Killer earlier this year.

Mr Morgan sought medical advice shortly after receiving an email from expert Gillian Nuttall, founder of Melanoma UK, saying she had spotted an unusual mark just above his open-neck shirt.

According to the Independent, she wrote: "Piers, at the risk of sounding like a lunatic, I'm just watching your programme and there's a blemish on your chest. Have you had it checked?"

Upon receiving the email, Mr Morgan decided to book in with a top dermatologist, who told him the spot could have turned cancerous if left unchecked.

He said: "Much further delay, he informed me, and it might well have turned cancerous.

"Give that lady a gold star."

Ms Nuttall took to social media to explain what happened, writing: "He was interviewing a serial killer and I watched it - he had an open neck shirt on and it caught my eye.

"I stopped the TV and looked closely - it really bothered me so as I had his email, I thought 'quick shove in the right direction won't harm'."

Ms Nuttall founded Melanoma UK in 2007 with the aim of supporting patients who had been diagnosed with the deadly skin cancer.

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