Kylie invites fan who had rare cancer on stage
Kylie Minogue invited fan Faye Louise on stage with her in London on Tuesday
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A woman who had eight organs removed after being diagnosed with a rare cancer has appeared on stage with Kylie Minogue at a concert.
Faye Louise, from Horsham, West Sussex, began planning her own funeral after doctors found a tumour in her appendix in 2023.
In front of a crowd of 20,000 people at the O2 arena in London on Tuesday, the Australian superstar sang to Ms Louise while holding her hand.
Ms Louise, who is now cancer free after "the mother of all surgeries", said the singer had "made my dreams come true".
The flight dispatcher at Gatwick Airport posted on social media: "I am still trying to process this happened to me tonight.
"I feel like it was a dream.
"I love you so much. You are just an earth angel."
The former model was diagnosed with pseudomyxoma peritonei – a rare tumour that causes a build-up of a jelly-like substance in the abdomen.
As a result, she had surgery to remove her spleen, gallbladder, appendix, ovaries, uterus, fallopian tubes, belly button, greater and lesser omentum and part of her liver.
Faye Louise began planning her own funeral after a tumour was found in her appendix
Ms Louise told BBC Radio Sussex on Wednesday that she had been waiting 37 years for that moment.
"I'm on Kylie cloud. I haven't actually slept yet since I got back," she said.
"I'm on this high and I just can't come off it."
Ms Louise said she had also launched her own podcast to support others with cancer.
"There were rumours that Kylie had heard about the podcast. She just picked me out of the crowd," she said.
"It was like everybody else wasn't there. It was a surreal experience."
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Kylie Minogue was herself diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005.
Ms Louise added: "She told me she was happy to hear I was free from cancer.
"She's been through it herself - two cancer survivors together.
"I never thought I was going to get to meet Kylie before I died. And now I have."
Ms Louise has now returned to work after her surgery and has been a fundraiser for Cancer Research UK.
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