AFTER AN EMOTIONAL TREK THROUGH THE FRENCH ALPS GIOVANNA FLETCHER ON POIGNANT MOMENTS FROM THE LIFE-SAVING MISSION AND BEING MOTIVATED BY AMY DOWDEN

'One woman looked at the mountains, then bared her scars. It was the epitome of what these treks are about and will stay with me forever'

- LILY WADDELL

Emotions were running sky high when Giovanna Fletcher led the CoppaFeel! trek in the French Alps to raise awareness around breast cancer.

In this exclusive interview with HELLO!, the author and podcaster recalls the most poignant moment of the five-day journey, surrounded by the natural beauty of the mountainous terrain – and it brought home to her the reason they were there.

“When I got into my tent one night, I had a message from a woman who met us while we were trekking in Northumberland earlier this year,” says Giovanna, referring to an excursion she completed in June, alongside celebrities including Emma and Matt Willis and Frankie Bridge.

“She was seven months pregnant and off the back of all that noise [around the trek], she checked herself and found something. She went to the doctor and was diagnosed with breast cancer. She’s just given birth to a little one, who’s five weeks old, and has had surgery before beginning treatment. This really hammered home why it’s so important that we do these treks.”

This time around, the 38-year-old mum of three was joined by actress Kelsey Parker, reality TV star Pete Wicks, baker Candice Brown and Mother Pukka parenting portal founder Anna Whitehouse.