Antiques Roadshow expert shares 'tough' health update after returning to work amid brain cancer battle

Burrell had to stop working in April 2022 and has since undergone chemotherapy, radiotherapy and brain surgery in the hopes of keeping the cancer "under control".

However, after returning to work as a senior antiques specialist at auction house Lyon and Turnbull, Burrell has admitted it's been a "tough" adjustment.

On Instagram, the star shared with her 548 followers: "So the last couple of weeks have been a bit tough, mentally.

"Sometimes the enormity of a GBM is enough to scramble what's left of my healthy brain.

"Time to try and get back to day-to-day living. In other news, quite a decent rainbow over the fields in East Lothian!" Burrell signed off before adding the hashtags: "#Dealingwithcancer #gbm #glioblastoma #livingwithcancer #rainbow #eastlothian."

Burrell's followers soon weighed in with their support, with one fan writing: "Big cwtch, you got this xx." (sic)

And a number of others shared a series of love heart emojis.

Burrell marked her return to work earlier this month as she admitted she'd be "taking it easy" following her time away from the work place.

"Today was my first day back at work since April 2022, a bit of a milestone," she wrote on August 2.

"Taking it easy with a few mornings a week so I can manage the long-term fatigue which comes with my prognosis, but it was great to be back."

Just one week before her return to work, Burrell had revealed in another update that she had been left bedbound due to the fatigue she was enduring.

On July 26, she told her followers: "The last week has been busy for me, and truth be told, I'm still in bed.

"The fatigue is extremely real, and I'm constantly thinking I can manage more than is realistic.

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"It's taking me quite a lot of time to accept that things have changed. The 'new normal' is definitely a slower paced life."

However, she tried to remain upbeat as she signed off: "But make no mistake, this is not a moan. I'm extremely pleased I'm still here, even if I am in sloth mode!"

GBM "can arise in the brain de novo or evolve from lower-grade astrocytoma", according to the American Association of Neurological Surgeons.

According to the NHS, symptoms include headaches (often worse in the morning and when coughing or straining), fits (seizures), regularly feeling sick (vomiting), memory problems or changes in personality, weakness, vision problems or speech problems that get worse.