Jacquie Beltrao celebrated as she got her Covid vaccine after claiming she was a "pushy patient" due to battling breast cancer.

The Sky News Sports presenter, 55, took to her Instagram on Wednesday to share her excitement while explaining a spare jab became available at her local GP.

She said she was due to get one soon as she's high-risk, but wanted to speed up the process so called her GP surgery.

Jacquie wasn't expecting the surgery to get back so quickly, and was left surprised when they offered her a jab there and then.

"Got my Covid Vax today," she wrote. "I was due to be done soon anyway because of well... you know but I thought I'd ring the GP just to put myself on their radar - just in case there was spare vaccine at the end of the day ... and guess what there was!

Jacquie Beltrao has finally had her Covid vaccine

"Sometimes/always you need to be a pushy patient."

The TV presenter added she will report back to her fans after hearing the vaccine can cause aches and gives out a flu-like aftermath.

She added: "It was very quick, a very small needle, I'm told it makes your arm ache and can make you feel a bit fluey - I shall report back tomorrow. #covid #vaccination."

Jacquie was diagnosed with cancer in June (
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Dave Benett/Getty Images)

Jacquie also posted a selfie taken just moments after she had the jab.

She looked very happy, even though her facial expression was covered by her face mask.

"Done," she wrote with a tick next to it.

She is higher-risk due to her cancer (
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Paul Davey / SWNS)

Lots of her fans praised her for getting the vaccine.

Among the sea of comments, one wrote: "Brilliant, stay safe."

Another commented: "So glad you got the vaccine."

"You're a great girl and a fine example for everyone," a third said.

Jacquie first found out about her breast cancer on Christmas Eve 2013, and she was later diagnosed with a second round of the disease in August 2020.

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