Nicole Trunfio's father Joe returning to US to battle returning cancer Nicole Trunfio modelling for Kookai. NICOLE Trunfio's triumphant catwalk appearance at last night's Kookai parade was bittersweet with news her father's cancer has returned. The 27-year-old model, who in 2011 flew her dad Joe to New York to undergo a clinical trial after he was diagnosed with cancer, revealed to Confidential he would again spend three months with her while he received more treatment to beat the illness. ``He's doing great but he's coming back to New York with me because they found a little bit more cancer," she said. It's crazy, all of a sudden - you know with cancer it's that thing 'oh yes he's cured!' and then the next day it's like 'oh'. I'm sure he'll pull through though, he'll be great. Nicole Trunfio Source: News Limited Trunfio has spent the past few weeks travelling around the world promoting her fine jewellery brand Trunfio Universe and shooting campaigns for brands including Megan Gale's Isola swimwear. "I've never felt so exhausted in my life and never been so happy to go home and do absolutely nothing for four days," the Kookai ambassador confessed backstage. She'll head to Perth to visit family this week before returning to her base in the US. My sister's just had a baby so I told her when I come home I'm going to sit with him on my lap and not do anything. With her relationship with muso Gary Clark Jr almost hitting the two-year mark, we had to ask; Is she getting a little clucky? Yeah I guess so, it's my first little nephew so I'm dying over him but not yet. I just launched Trunfio Universe so I've got a company to start so not just yet," she said, laughing. The Perth-born beauty said she hasn't been dragged into the recent lawsuit involving her ex Ryan Leslie, who is being sued by a US policeman after a recorded voice message he left appeared in one of the rapper's songs. "I have nothing to do with it," she said.