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I thought I'd ingrown hair & tried to cover it with makeup but was shocked by what docs told me, says RTE's Daithi O Se
RTE host Daithi O Se has told how he had a simple ingrown hair on his face - and was later given a shock diagnosis that has changed his daily routine.
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Daithi shared details of his frightening cancer scare
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The RTE host said he was 'absolutely delighted' with his hair transplant
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Speaking while on holiday in Corfu, the dad-of-one told The Irish Sun: 'Three years ago I had a bit of a fright. I had a small lump in my eyebrow.
'I thought it was just an ingrown hair or something and I said, 'What the heck is this now?' It wasn't going away.
'So I went to the doctor and the doctor really got it checked out.
'They removed it and they found out it was
'But I had three inside stitches and five on the outside.
'So even though there was a tiny bit on top, they had to cut into the muscle just above my eyebrow, just to make sure they got it all.'
The popular broadcaster said it's easy to see how something so small could easily be missed.
He continued: 'It was very very similar to an ingrown hair. I've never had one of them.
'And the fact that I was putting on makeup and taking off makeup every day at work, I just thought it wasn't going away because I kept agitating it.'
RTE star says he's 'absolutely delighted' as he shares update on hair transplant operation
Daithi says the health scare was a result of 'not wearing sun cream properly throughout the years'.
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He said: 'I wear sun cream when it's cloudy, when it's windy, when it's even the middle of winter. A factor 50 for me all day long.
'I put it on in the morning. I put it on in the evening as well during the winter.
'Say if I was out walking during the day I'd put it on every two hours as well. I just need to stay protected.'
Daithi, who
While he's 'absolutely delighted' with the results of the transplant, he's not considering any other cosmetic boosts for the moment.
And having graced our screens for years, Daithi admitted he cannot choose one favourite TV gig.
He keeps a busy schedule - presenting RTE's popular afternoon chat show Today alongside Maura Derrane and Sinead Kennedy, as well as his regular Rose of Tralee gig and other RTE programming.
He said: 'On
'I get to present the Fleadh Cheoil programme as well on RTE. That's me back to my own roots of music and singing songs and having the craic.'
'YOU NEVER KNOW'
But the 49-year-old is not ruling out running for president - on a couple of conditions.
He joked: 'I'm a bit young at the moment, apparently, I'm not 50 yet so you never know.
'I'd have to find out if people would vote for me first. I'd have to put the word out there to see if people would vote for me and if they did, then I might think about it.'
For now, Daithi is looking forward to 'hanging at home' after his Corfu trip.
He said: 'I'm looking forward to Kerry winning the All-Ireland. And I'm looking forward to having a break.
'And then getting stuck into the Rose of Tralee and then the Fleadh Cheoil.'
The Rose of Tralee host said the world-renowned festival is constantly changing with the times.
He said: 'Over 10 years ago, we had a Rose of Tralee who happened to be gay.
'It is open to everyone. It's an open door for the Rose of Tralee.
'You can be married and be in the Rose of Tralee. You can have children and be in the Rose of Tralee. That wasn't always the case.
'I think the Rose of Tralee is changing with the times and it has always done so.
'It's a place that welcomes everybody. It's a place with arms open.
'Even trans people, they're welcome to come. We haven't had one yet. Will this be the year? I don't know.'
'MORE INCLUSIVE'
The Kerry native told how organisers 'want to be more inclusive' with expanding the age range for contestants and broadening the eligibility criteria.
He continued: 'I suppose I always said that the Rose of Tralee was just like that yardstick or it was a kind of a measure of what young Irish women are at that point in time.
'For example, if you spoke to somebody from the 70s, when they were talking about jobs and careers, you might have come across a lot of teachers, a lot of nurses, and a lot of what would have been.
"I suppose, people would have perceived at that time as female-skewed jobs.
'In 2025, you're going to be having doctors, engineers, physiotherapists. So even that side has changed as well.
'You'll be meeting a bunch who have travelled a lot more than the people did back in the 70s and 80s.'
Daithi insisted he sees a change in contestants from when they first sign up to the crowning night.
He said: 'There's 32 roses down there. From the first day I meet them and then to get to see the person that comes out on stage and to see how much even they've developed into that role over the few weeks that they're involved in the festival...
'That always gives me a great amount of cheer and happiness just to see them do well on stage.'
SKIN CANCER STATS
HEALTH chiefs say that about 11,000 people are diagnosed with skin cancer each year.
And it is the most common cancer in Ireland.
However, a recent report published by the National Cancer Registry Ireland shows that the survival rate for most cases is nearly 100 per cent.
It says that about 9 out of 10 cases are non-
Men are more likely to die from skin cancer than women, and about 270 people die from skin cancer each year in Ireland.
Director of the National Cancer Registry, Prof. Deirdre Murray, said: "Understanding the trends in skin cancer is vital for public health awareness and prevention strategies.
"Many of these cancers could be prevented with wider adoption of safe sun practices in our population and avoidance of sunbeds."
Skin cancer is more common in people over 50 but you can get melanoma skin cancer at any age.
'SCIENCE IS THERE'
Daithi has teamed up with
He said: 'The science is there. Lidl have a survey that 23 per cent of people rarely or never put on sunscreen.
'When I read it, I just kind of said, 'Oh my God, this is crazy'.'
For Daithi, another plus for wearing sun cream, as well as being protected, is it is a 'holiday smell'.
He chuckled: 'Even though you might be in Galway, Kerry, Dublin or Donegal or anything, once you put on this you feel like you are away.'
Daithi added: 'I think we're great at putting on sun cream on our kids, but a huge amount of us forget to put it on ourselves as well at the same time. So I think we really need to think that one.'
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Daithi joined Polly Comaskey, 6, and Ruby Harris Pope, 7, to launch new Lidl sun safety research
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Daithi said the Rose of Tralee Festival is changing with the times
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