Masterchef's Monica Galetti shaves her head for nephew as he starts cancer treatment

08.03.2022 - 14:49 / ok.co.uk

MasterChef star Monica Galetti has shaved her head in support of her young nephew who is currently undergoing chemotherapy treatment for cancer.The 46 year old documented herself having her signature bleached blonde locks buzzed off in a series of snaps posted to Instagram on Monday as she wrote an emotional post in tribute of her brave nephew Otis. “My 15yr old nephew Otis is en route to begin his battle with first chemotherapy session,” Monica captioned the post. “So I’ve shaved my hair off to show him my love and support.

He’s so brave and I was actually nervous doing it … he laughed and cheered me on. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter. You can sign up at the top of the page.

“Here’s to more laughter and love along the way Bubba. You can support and keep track of Otis’s fight with the link on my bio #f***cancer@otishil1". A third photo shared by the expert chef was a screen capture of her nephew Otis, who was seen standing tall with a slight smile as he watched his aunt through FaceTime shave her head to match his.

Monica showed off an enthusiastic expression in the shot of herself during the FaceTime call as she appeared to encourage thoughts of positivity and well wishes towards her nephew in her post. “Love you Aunty, thank you guys so much,” the teenager responded to his aunt in the comment section, as she replied: “24/7 for You xx.” The food critic wasn’t the only one to send out support to brave Otis, as several of Monica’s 213,000 followers sent their notes of encouragement to the young man following the heartfelt post. "What a great Auntie you are.