Footballer Erik Pieters on RHOC wife Nermina's cancer 'we face it together'

As footballer Erik Pieters supports his wife Nermina Pieters-Mekic as she battles aggressive breast cancer, he says it's essential for partners to "educate themselves".

Speaking exclusively to OK!during a special photoshoot with Nermina and the couple's daughter Alaya-Rose, two, the 35-year-old sportsman shared his advice for other men in similar situations. "I told Nermina from the start I would always be open and honest, and ask questions. No one expects this to happen, but when it does you can’t change it, you have to face it.Nermina and Erik wed in 2016, a year before Nermina made her debut on the hit show Real Housewives of Cheshire. They welcomed their adorable daughter Alaya in March 2021, and the family now live in a beautiful home in Wilmslow.

After swiftly beginning treatment as per her doctor's orders, Nermina has now had four of her six planned rounds of chemotherapy administered through a port under the skin on her chest, and the medics are positive about a healthy future for her.

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