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Former 'It Girl' and reality TV star Tara Palmer-Tomkinson has revealed that she has been living with a brain tumour for over a year.

The Sun reports that she revealed the news of her diagnosis at a veteran's event in London in October.

The publication quotes her as saying: "I've carried this secret for a year.

"I wanted to deal with my illness privately but there have been so many rumours flying around.

"I went to the doctors to talk about my latest blood test results when I got back from skiing in January," she added.

"I said 'What does this mean?'", Palmer-Tomkinson continued. "And the doctor said: 'As I suspected, you have a brain tumour.'

"I got terribly frightened. I started thinking, 'I'm going to die. I've only got a couple of weeks to live.'"

Doctors have apparently reduced the tumour, but also discovered that Palmer-Tomkinson has a rare auto-immune condition that causes tiredness, joint pain and weight loss.