Katie Hopkins has said epilepsy has "plagued" her life since she was 19 as she prepared for brain surgery to treat the condition.

Writing in a column for the Daily Mail, the controversial media personality opened up about the procedure in which surgeons will remove part of her brain.

Talking about an outright cure, she wrote: "The odds aren't great."

However, the 41-year-old said she is undergoing the surgery to prolong her life expectancy.