RAMSBOTTOM-born BBC presenter Victoria Derbyshire revealed she felt “low and disconsolate”, as she underwent her first cycle of chemotherapy.

The 47-year-old journalist will have five further sessions of chemotherapy, followed by radiotherapy, after she was diagnosed with breast cancer in July. She had a mastectomy in September.

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In a video diary, which aired on her BBC2 show, Derbyshire admitted she had “a fear of the unknown” as she sat in a hospital bed, wearing a cold cap, on November 4.

“While the drugs were pushed into me, it felt absolutely alright. What does feel weird to me is the cold cap and the temperature, which is freezing obviously, and that has given me a headache. It makes me feel sleepy and dozy,” she said.

She added: “In the build up to this first session of chemotherapy, I have been feeling quite vexed and anxious and apprehensive, because it’s a fear of the unknown. How is it going to affect me?”

Derbyshire, who is due back on air on Thursday before her second chemotherapy session, described becoming “increasingly queasy and drained” following the treatment, spending the next 48 hours in bed, before adding she was glad to get the first cycle “under my belt”.

She also revealed the cold cap was the worst part of the session because it reminded her of “a hangover”.