A child model fronted campaigns for Clarks and Monsoon just months before being diagnosed with a rare, aggressive form of cancer.
Daisy O’Leary Pye, 12, from Lee, south-east London, was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a type of cancer that develops in the lymphatic system, shortly after shooting billboard and television ads representing the famous brands.
While modelling, the schoolgirl unknowingly suffered with a 16cm, grapefruit-sized tumour in her chest that was pressing on her lungs and heart, and hindering her breathing.
After enduring gruelling chemotherapy that saw her lose two stone and all her hair, the youngster is finally in remission but must still undergo further treatment to prevent the cancer returning.
Daisy’s mother Jules Pye, who works at a production company, said: ‘It was the news we were waiting for. She is truly courageous and I will be with her all the way.’
