Dawn Ward got her boobs done because they'd disappeared under her armpits.

Dawn Ward

Dawn Ward

The 'Real Housewives of Cheshire' star has come under fire after she allowed her daughters Darby, 21, and Taylor, 19, to go under the knife to boost their busts recently, but she has admitted she was open to the idea because she knew how down she felt about her bosoms when they started to separate at the age of 21.

Speaking on 'Loose Women' on Monday (02.10.17), she explained: "I think one of the things that's really important - and I discussed this with the girls - I am wearing make up today because that's how I feel nice. I'm not doing it to make anyone else think I look nice, I do it for myself. I think when you go into a procedure like this, she's 21.

"I was married and had Darby, I had my first boob job at Darby's age because I was laying in bed and my husband said: 'Where's your boobs gone?' And I whipped them out from under my armpit. That's the only plastic surgery I've had."

And, although she's been heavily criticised, the 44-year-old beauty is just pleased that her daughters - who she has with her husband Ashley Ward - came to her.

She explained: "We sat down as a family. My girls are 21 and 19 and they're strong girls. They've come to me with a suggestion that they want to do something to their bodies and the first thing I said to them was: 'Ok.' We went to see the best surgeon and if at any point that surgeon had said: 'I don't think this is right for your daughters, I think there's this risk then I would have said to my girls: 'Look, it's not right.' "