The Traitors star Livi Deane reveals her rare eye cancer was only picked up after begging her mum to take her to the opticians because she was jealous of her sister's glasses - as she recalls fearing

The Traitors star Livi Deane has revealed that she was only diagnosed with a rare eye cancer because she had begged her mum to take her to the opticians because she was jealous of her older sister's glasses. The Traitors star Livi Deane has revealed that she was only diagnosed with a rare eye cancer because she had begged her mum to take her to the opticians because she was jealous of her older sister's glasses Speaking to Vogue Williams on The Apple and The Tree podcast, Livi recalled that medics were first alerted to the problem following an eye test, which came about because she wanted glasses like her sibling Livi was just 12 years old when she was informed she had Retinoblastoma. She underwent 16 rounds of chemotherapy but unfortunately the cancer didn't disappear and her right eye was removed when she was 14 The model recalled her mum finally giving in and booking her an appointment which Livi attended with her Nan. Livi previously has opened up about her battle with cancer on The Traitors as she revealed that she had 'been through a lot in life' The model, whose real name is Olivia, stood in the pool room with Leon and Armani and explained that right eye was a prosthetic When Armani asked Olivia and the others to open up about themselves and what they have gone through in life, Olivia explained that she was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer when she was just 12 years old When Armani asked Olivia and the others to open up about themselves and what they have gone through in life, Olivia explained that she was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer when she was just 12 years old.