Big Brother star Reggie Bird reveals her strange health development - and her theory about what has caused it

Beloved reality television star Reggie Bird has made a shocking discovery during a self-health check.

The two-time Big Brother winner, 50, took to Instagram this week sharing a photo of her mouth and chin after feeling a lump inside her mouth.

After attempting to take a photo to find the problem, Reggie discovered something much more sinister. 

'I could feel a lump in my mouth so I took a photo to try and see what it was…' she captioned her post.

'Zoomed in and to my horror I've just seen how hairy my face is.'

The star, who is legally blind but has some vision, attributed the tuft of facial hair on her chin to menopause. 

'This is just wrong. Gotta be the bloody menopause! I don't know what to do,' she added.

'If I shave it will I grow a beard? I'm more concerned about my hairy face than the lump in my mouth.'

While some fans suggested Reggie get laser hair removal for the chin hair, several were concerned for the star and urged her to first get the lump checked by a medical professional.

'Please get lump checked,' one fan commented.

'Get it checked immediately please Reggie forget the hairs for now,' added another.

One user said: 'Please get the lump checked either GP or Dentist this is so important. Then once you've done that, look at options for hair.'

It comes after Reggie opened about feeling like a failure despite winning Big Brother twice.

Speaking on the Mental As Anyone podcast, the mother of two revealed that although she won the reality competition twice, once in 2003 and again in 2022, she is struggling to find a job.

The TV personality wondered aloud why no employer will give her a chance.

'I'm starting to think, why doesn't anyone want to give me a job? I want to work and that starts to make you feel like... no one wants you,' she said.

'I could answer phones, you know, I'm good at talking to people,' Reggie said, reflecting that even though she has a disability, she can still be useful.

Bird is legally blind after being diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a rare degenerative eye disease that causes severe vision impairment.

'I'm limited to what I can do because of my eyes are so stuffed. I've now got nine degrees of pinhole vision, no peripheral vision and no night vision left.

'I only just see what's in front of me, it is like looking through a straw, that's how I explain it to people,' she explained.

Reggie made history when she became the first reality star to win Big Brother twice, the first time in 2003 and again in 2022.

Despite taking home $250,000 in prize money during the 2003 and 2022 seasons of Big Brother, the TV personality has struggled financially over the years.

Reggie is also affected by Usher syndrome, a rare genetic disease that affects both hearing and vision.

She previously hit back at her critics who doubted her bad run of health in an interview with TV Week.

'A lot of people are saying, "Oh, she's faking it." Who would want to fake being blind?' she told the publication.

The former fish and chip shop manager, who says her vision is now like looking through straws, added: 'They don't know me, or the challenges I deal with every day.

'I think people who leave comments like that have issues.'

Upon winning the 2022 celebrity edition of the show, Reggie said the prize money would go towards paying rent to ensure she and her children had stable accommodation.