Wirral actress Terri Dwyer asks 'have you been tealed?'

The producer and television presenter is one of 11 celebrities who dressed in teal, the signature colour of ovarian cancer, for a series of photographs as part of the 'Have you been tealed' initiative by Ovacome, a charity supporting people living with the disease.

It is aimed at encouraging people to question whether they know the symptoms of the disease.

Terri lost her mother to ovarian cancer in 1996, four months after being diagnosed.

As is often the case the diagnosis seemed to come out of the blue for Terri's mother.

Terri said: "Having lost my mum to ovarian cancer I know all too well the damage this disease can cause.

"If detected early enough it doesn't always mean death.

"We need to raise awareness so more women can be saved from this awful disease."

Other celebrities involved in the campaign are actors Jenny Agutter, Nigel Havers and Jane Asher, comedian Omid Djalili, TV and radio presenter Sara Cox, MPs Caroline Lucas and David Lammy, singers Hollie Cook and Kele Le Roc and radio presenter and former MP John Nicolson.

They were all photographed wearing teal by Ming Yeung, a cameraman at Getty Images whose wife Rebecca Readshaw was diagnosed with the disease five years ago in her early 30s.

According to research by Ovacome, nearly nine in 10 women diagnosed had bloating, but in only 20% of cases was it the symptom that took them to their GP.

It found 47% of women interviewed were far more likely to seek medical help with abdominal pain, or a change in urination (25%).

Ovacome hopes its campaign will spread awareness of its BEAT acronym highlighting the main signs of ovarian cancer: B is for bloating that is persistent and doesn’t come and go; E is for eating less and feeling fuller quicker; A is for abdominal and pelvic pain felt most days and T is for toilet changes, both urination and bowel.

If you are worried about ovarian cancer visit www.ovacome.org.uk or call the freephone support line on 0800 008 7054.