Johnny Ruffo steps out for the first time after his brain cancer diagnosis

Publish Date: Monday, 18 September 2017, 2:39PM

Over the weekend, former Home and Away star Johnny Ruffo made his first public appearance since being diagnosed with brain cancer.

The 29-year-old was rushed to hospital in August after suffering from a bad migraine.

But the migraine was actually a large brain tumour, which saw Ruffo undergo life-threatening brain surgery.

So i have the news. It was a bit of a shock and i've got an interesting journey ahead and a bit of a battle. I am starting agressive treatment for the next few months to fight the diagnosis of brain cancer. Please stay positive for me and ill try to update you guys on my progress 🤞🏼 xx

A post shared by Johnny Ruffo (@johnny_ruffo) on Aug 17, 2017 at 1:45am PDT

Doctors later diagnosed him with a stage three oligodendroglioma, a rare brain cancer.

Speaking with New Idea magazine, Ruffo said: "Without the operation, there was a 100 per cent certainty I would have died because of the pressure on my brain".

Attending a charity gala in Sydney on Saturday night, you would never know the horrific ordeal Ruffo has been through.

Off to the ball with my babe ✨

A post shared by Tahnee Sims (@tahneesims) on Sep 16, 2017 at 2:16am PDT

The actor - who played the lovable Chris Harrington on the Aussie soap - looked the picture of health and was all smiles alongside his gorgeous girlfriend Tahnee Sims.

Dressed by the best @styledbyramzy in this amazing @gibsonclothing suit. Great night at the @saveoursons gala ball, was great to get out and see everyone ✨😊

A post shared by Johnny Ruffo (@johnny_ruffo) on Sep 17, 2017 at 1:34am PDT

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