Nicki Chapman shares a health update from hospital as she reveals she's had a fourth operation on her foot

Nicki Chapman shared a health update from hospital on Sunday as she revealed that she's had a fourth operation on her foot.The Escape To The Country star, 59, said she was thankful that each procedure helps keep her moving without pain.She took to Instagram to share a photo of herself giving a thumbs-up from her hospital bed, pointing to her right leg, which was in a boot.The presenter has had problems with her ankle since she was 15 and was diagnosed with ankle spurs. Nicki, who also included a photo of herself smiling while out and about in London with a walking stick to aid her movement, captioned the post: 'Every little step.'Slowly getting there and managed to walk to the end of the road. Result! Note snazzy stick mainly to keep people away from my foot!'Fourth op over the years - never gonna make Strictly Come Dancing nor run a marathon but grateful for each tweak keeping me mobile and pain free. Nicki Chapman shared a health update from hospital on Sunday as she revealed that she's had a fourth operation on her foot Nicki, who also included a photo of herself smiling while out and about in London with a walking stick to aid her movement'Thanks for your lovely get well messages.'Celebrity pals and loved ones filled the post's comments section with well wishes for the star, who had her second operation in 2015 and a third in 2017.Presenter Vanessa Feltz, 64, penned: 'Oh my goodness. Wishing you a very speedy recovery sweet girl.'Former DIY SOS host Nick Knowles, 64, typed: 'Huge but gentle hugs to you from me and Katie xx.'One fan wrote: 'Big hugs Nicki. Plenty of rest and I bet your Shaky is a good nurse.'A second supporter said: 'Get well soon Nicki, your television and radio super fans need you.'Per the NHS: 'Osteophytes (bone spurs) are bony lumps that grow on the bones in the spine or around joints. They form when a joint or bone has been damaged by arthritis, but do not always cause problems'.Nicki has previously said of the condition: 'I started getting pains that felt like I'd twisted it – I couldn't work out what I'd done.'It was so sore I went to my doctor and was referred to a consultant who diagnosed ankle spurs. Bone spurs are tiny pointed outgrowths of bone which occur where the normal bone keeps growing.'They were causing a restriction within my ankle, which became inflamed and excruciatingly painful. The presenter has had problems with her ankle since she was 15 and was diagnosed with ankle spurs It's not the only health battle she's had in her life. Nicki's life turned upside down when she was diagnosed with a non-malignant brain tumour - which had grown to the size of a small golf ball - in 2019'I had an operation to remove them, and remember my consultant warning me against pursuing any career involving standing up – otherwise I'd have serious problems by the time I was 30.'I'd always wanted to be a theatrical make-up artist, which involves lots of standing, so my career dreams were shattered. But I followed his advice because looking after my wellbeing was paramount.'And it's not the only health battle she's had in her life.Nicki's life turned upside down when she was diagnosed with a non-malignant brain tumour - which had grown to the size of a small golf ball - in 2019.Discussing her first signs of the brain tumour on This Morning back in 2019, Nicki explained to Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield: 'I had a knee op at the beginning of the year and I was off. 'I was trying to read an email and I couldn't see it. I put it down to my age and went on holiday.''I came back and did a photoshoot and couldn't see, I did a voice-over and I couldn't speak, nothing would come out. It lasted about 5 to 10 minutes.'Concerned that something was wrong, Nicki explained that she told her husband Dave Shackleton that she couldn't see and thought she had a stroke.Immediately they went to Charing Cross Hospital, where she underwent a few scans and was faced with the news.Nicki was warned that the life-saving surgery she needed posed the risk of permanent loss of speech, sight or movement. Thankfully, the 'golf ball sized' tumour was successfully removed a fortnight later, but a tiny sliver was too tricky to excise, leaving the star worried that although she was then in good health the tumour, which she named Bert, may return.However, to her shock, Nicki later revealed that her brain tumour had mysteriously gone - and said she broke down on receiving the news while filming in a field full of pigs.In March 2022, she announced that the growth had surprisingly vanished just over four months prior.