Alexa Chung selling clothes on Vinted for charity 'close to my womb'
English model and TV presenter, Alexa Chung has confirmed she will be selling her clothes on Vinted, telling fans on TikTok proceeds will be going to a cause "very close to my womb".
The 41-year-old revealed earlier this year that she had underwent surgery for endometriosis, a condition where tissue similar to the uterine lining grows outside the uterus, which can potentially lead to infertility and other complications.
Alexa was diagnosed with the condition in July 2020, calling her experience in getting treatment "frustrating" while services were "under-funded".
In April 2025, the Popworld presenter confirmed her first Vinted sale drop, in which she flogged items from her own wardrobe in order to raise money for Endometriosis UK, prompting millennial hysteria.
She has since taken part in other drops, with the latest confirmed in the video she shared to TikTok on Wednesday (July 2). "I'll be selling things such as these glorious boots," Alexa told viewers in front of a backdrop featuring the piar of black, leather Prada boots.
"I literally love them, they've served me very well but they've gotta go. Because, the proceeds go to Endometriosis UK, which is, of course, very close to my womb, I guess.
"There's load of other amazing things in there [the drop], they've got a Dior bag - a really nice, 90s red sequence dress. And I want to say thank you so much if you bought things last time."
More than 1.5million people in the UK live with the condition, roughly one in 10 women. Since her diagnosis, Alexa has continued to campaign and raise awareness for Endometriosis UK.
Speaking earlier this year, Alexa told The Telegraph how she had underwent a laparoscopy, where the pelvis is accessed through small incisions, to cut out the affected tissue to try and aid her symptoms.
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"A number of years ago, I had a laparoscopy to help cure it," She explained. "They don't really know how to cure endometriosis but they do like cutting it out of people quite a lot, just on the off chance that it might work.
"I do come up against this wall, where no matter how helpful or amazing the doctors I've seen have been, you reach a point in the cul-de-sac of information where you realise there's a definitive end to the amount of treatment they can give you. I find it super frustrating. It's part of a canon of women's health issues that are desperately under-researched," she added.
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Martin They want to highlight that it is not just a condition that affects the elderly, and how the level of care is severely lacking. Martin writes: 'Being brutally honest, I wish Fiona had contracted cancer instead. Fiona Phillips reveals her heartache as she's diagnosed with Alzheimer's 'It's a shocking thing to say, but at least then she might have had a chance of a cure, and certainly would have had a treatment pathway and an array of support and care packages. 'But that's not there for Alzheimer's. Advertisement 'Just like there are no funny or inspiring TikTok videos or fashion shoots with smiling, healthy, in-remission survivors.' He goes on: 'After someone is diagnosed with Alzheimer's, they are pretty much left to their own devices. 'There is nothing more that can be done and you are left to cope alone.' Back in January 1997, Fiona felt like the 'luckiest woman alive' when she landed the job of a lifetime as lead presenter on GMTV. 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She told the Mirror: 'All over the country, there are people of all different ages whose lives are being affected by it — it's heartbreaking. Advertisement 'I just hope I can help find a cure which might make things better for others in the future . . . it's a horrible bloody secret to divulge.' While there is no cure for Alzheimer's, Fiona is currently taking drugs to slow the illness's progression. She also joined a trial programme for a drug called Miridesap at University College Hospital in London, in a bid to slow the effects of the disease. But Fiona now needs a lot of help with everyday tasks including showering, brushing her teeth and getting dressed. Advertisement Martin said his wife is 'existing', unable to remember 'anything from 30 seconds ago', and she 'can't think about or imagine a future'. At times, she becomes distressed and confused, shouting at him that he isn't her husband. It is something he finds difficult, but understands that the illness has 'taken her mind'. Martin admitted the journey is an exhausting and lonely one, writing that it breaks his heart to see his 'strong, independent wife has become so vulnerable'. Advertisement He adds: 'I'd like to tell you Fiona is content in the situation into which she has been forced. 'I'd like to give readers some sense that she is at peace. 'But that wouldn't be the truth. 'She isn't — she is frustrated every single day. And depressed. Advertisement 'I miss her. I miss my wife.' Remember When: My Life With Alzheimer's by Fiona Phillips (Macmillan, £22), is out July 17. 6 Fiona left GMTV in December 2008 — reportedly midway through a £1.5million contract, which cost her £500,000 — to spend more time with her family Credit: PA:Press Association Unlock even more award-winning articles as The Sun launches brand new membership programme - Sun Club.
