Jonsson reveals her intimate health secret

Ulrika Jonsson has spoken out about suffering from incontinence in an attempt to make other people with the condition feel less isolated.

The TV presenter, and winner of this year's Celebrity Big Brother, said that "nearly five million women under the age of 40" suffer from the condition.

Speaking to The Mail On Sunday, Jonsson said: "I'm happy to declare that, yes, I have suffered from LAI....It stands for light adult incontinence - having a sensitive bladder - which could be quite funny if it were not so serious."

Jonsson, a mother of four, continued by saying that expectant women are not always warned of the condition. "I can't bear the thought of women suffering alone, in silence and feeling so alienated by this condition through absolutely no fault of their own," she said, before adding that with the right knowledge, more than 70% of sufferers can be helped.

Jonsson is now heading a new campaign to break the taboos surrounding light adult incontinence. "We want to get women talking about it, as excruciatingly awkward as it may be," she said.