LOS ANGELES, July 3 -- Lifestyle influencer Nara Smith has revealed that her two-year-old daughter, Whimsy Lou, is undergoing treatment for cancer, saying the family has spent months navigating the diagnosis in private.

According to the Los Angeles Times, the 24-year-old shared in an Instagram video on Wednesday that Whimsy Lou was diagnosed late last year after she and her husband, model Lucky Blue Smith, noticed something unusual on their daughter's body and sought urgent medical attention.

Smith said the couple initially took Whimsy Lou to the emergency room before being referred to a paediatrician, who advised them to seek treatment at a children's hospital.

"I just remember him going really quiet and calm, and my heart dropped in ...