I worry I’ll die on the operating table as doctors fix my face, says Danniella Westbrook
Danniella Westbrook has confessed she fears she'll die on the operating table in a bid to fix her face.
She's no stranger to plastic surgery, but in an exclusive interview with The Sun, the 48-year-old says the older she gets the more she worries about the risks.
She's set to undergo a total of five surgeries at Liverpool's Aintree Hospital to help rebuild her face.
Her bones started “rotting away,” due to osteoporosis and historic cocaine abuse.
"When I was younger I used to love plastic surgery," told The Sun in an exclusive interview.
"I had my boobs done six times and thought I was invincible.
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"But now every time I go under anaesthetic I'm praying 'please let me wake up'.
"When you get older you see the risks for what they are.
"I know I'm in good hands so I want to be in the best shape I can be before I go in."
Danniella's bracing herself for the big op to remove her rib and put in her face to save her collapsing checkbone.
Fans thought she'd already had the operation after being spotted out with a bandage over her nose.
Every time I go under general anaesthetic I pray 'please let me wake up'.
Danniella Westbrook
But she's been having skin removed for biopsies to check if she can have the surgery.
She also has to have a lot of dental work done before her main nose job.
The mum-of-two is having to split up her surgeries because otherwise she'll be under anaesthetic for too long.
And despite some cruel trolling online, Danniella insists she's not transforming her face to improve her image.
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Instead she hopes to celebrate finally being able to breathe properly - something that her nose has caused trouble with for years.
"I've never really been one for vanity to be honest, you are talking to the Queen of chavs here," she laughed.
"I've always worked and been in a make-up chair, but I'm not the best with that.
"When I'm not working I just throw my hair up and put my trackies on and go out.
"I can't bear sitting in a beautician's chair - it bores the life out of me.
"I've spent the last seven years trying to get someone to fix my face.
"They kept refusing or wanting to charge me £500,000.
"Before Christmas I couldn't breathe because I had a cold. There was a build up of fluid and after I fell asleep I couldn't wake up properly and ended up in ICU.
"That's why I'm doing this. I need this surgery to survive. It's not for vanity, this is about my health. It harbours my lifestyle on a day to day basis.
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"Now I'm having the best care in the country with the best surgeons.
"All I'm focused on, first and foremost, is my children and my health."
