Overview
- Jessie J accepted the Outstanding Achievement in Music at the Silver Clef Awards on Thursday, July 9, and used her onstage speech to speak openly about the past 18 months.
- She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2025, underwent two operations including a mastectomy in June 2025, and announced in May 2026 that medical results showed she is cancer-free.
- Onstage she mixed candour and humour, telling the audience to 'enjoy your t*ts' as a blunt metaphor for making the most of life after losing a breast to surgery.
- Jessie J said becoming a mother to her son Sky in 2023 shaped her recovery and perspective, and she described the period as both the hardest and the most revealing of her life.
- The awards marked the Silver Clef's 50th anniversary and raised the profile of Nordoff and Robbins, the music therapy charity that has raised more than £17 million since 1976, while the singer's speech drew attention to survivorship and appreciating everyday life.