Embarrassing Bodies star Dr Dawn Harper has revealed the moment that shocked her most on the show wasn’t a medical one but rather a tattoo.
Speaking exclusively to the usually unflappable medic who saw all manner of ailments on the show confessed there was one moment that stunned her.
“We were in Weymouth and a young man came in, and he had a problem with his testicles, and we dealt with it in the room,” she explained.
The doctor continued: “When you come in, you have to see all the runners and get your consent form signed and so on. I carried on seeing other people, and he came back.
“He said, I’ve got something else to show you. So I called him over and said, ‘We just need to get you to sign another form. And he lifted his t-shirt and on his shoulder he’d gone off and tattooed the Embarrassing Bodies logo!
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Dr Dawn Harper came to prominence onn Channel 4’s Embarrassing Bodies in 2007 (Image: Getty)
“I always get asked what shocks me and nothing shocks me, but that did,” she said. Dawn appeared on the show between 2007 and 2015 and has also featured on shows such as and The Wright Stuff alongside her work as an GP.
She is passionate about ensuring the NHS remains in place and encourages people not to abuse the system and do their own bit to take care of their health.
“I think we, we are so blessed to have an NHS. I’ve worked in countries where they don’t have free healthcare, and it’s not a pretty place for people who haven’t got money.
“I fully understand that there have been lots of initiatives empowering patients and giving patients rights to be seen within four hours, to be able to choose certain consultants and that’s lovely.
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Dr Christian Jensen, Dr Dawn Harper and Dr Pixie McKenna hosted Embarrassing Bodies on Channel 4 (Image: Channel 4)
“But I do feel very strongly that with rights come responsibilities, and I have this little phrase that I say, that I think that the NHS is a bit like mum.
“For most of us living in the UK today, she’s always been around, and it might be easy, therefore, to take her for granted and maybe even find fault.
And she’s not perfect. No mum is perfect. But she does usually have your best interests at heart, and I think if we lose her and if we lose her we are going to miss her.
“So I kind of think that actually, we probably all have something that we can do to be a bit more responsible for our own healthcare. I’m kind of just a little bit evangelical about looking after Mum,” she said.