At twenty-three Kris Hallenga was diagnosed with Stage 4, secondary, incurable cancer. She and her twin sister Maren founded the first breast cancer education charity, CoppaFeel!, which raises over £2 million per year and has saved many lives. She has reached millions of people with her message of health advocacy and empowerment.

Kris has received a Pride of Britain Award, a Cosmopolitan Campaigner of the year award, successfully campaigned for cancer education to be included in the school curriculum, and has been awarded an honorary doctorate from Nottingham Trent University. In 2021 she published her Sunday Times Bestselling memoir, Glittering A Turd. Glittering a Turd is more than just a memoir though, it’s a handbook for living life to the fullest, shining a new perspective on survival and learning to glitter your own turd, whatever it might be.