CNN CHIEF INTERNATIONAL ANCHOR, CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR DIAGNOSED WITH OVARIAN CANCER.

Reports say CNN Chief International anchor Christiane Amanpour has announced she has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer.

Sixty three year old Amanpour told viewers she had major successful surgery to remove it and will now undergo several months of chemotherapy.

The veteran reporter made the announcement from her home studio in London after four weeks off air

Amanpour has spent decades reporting across the globe covering a wide rang of conflicts and crisis.