Samantha revealed her cancer diagnosis back in august (Picture: ITV / Shutterstock)
EastEnders star Samantha Womack has revealed that she is now cancer free.
The Ronnie Mitchell actress, who revealed back in August – shortly after the death of Olivia Newton-John – that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer, has now said that she is ‘thankful for life’.
‘I just feel really thankful and really grateful that I caught it when I did,’ she told OK! Magazine.
‘I feel very thankful for my life. I know that sounds crazy, but it’s almost like I can see the beauty in everything now – like everything feels special. I keep bursting into tears, because I’m happy.’
The EastEnders star told the publication how going through cancer can change one’s perspective, and added that you ‘suddenly appreciate everything.’
She is now due to meet with consultants to discuss further treatment to prevent the cancer from returning.
‘Breast cancer is tenacious – it’s clever,’ said Sam. ‘These cells are smart and they find their way through your system. You have to really attack your treatment.’
Samantha played Ronnie Mitchell in EastEnders (Picture: BBC / Kieron McCarron)
Word of Sam’s diagnosis came shortly after Olivia Newton-John’s death, with the soap star telling Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield on This Morning that she felt ‘moved’ by the death of the Grease icon.
‘At the beginning I didn’t really know what to do and [daughter] Lili was in the kitchen cooking and she read about Olivia Newton-John,’ she said.
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‘I had been at a dinner with Olivia just after a show I had done, where I played Sandy in Grease, and it was at the beginning of her diagnosis and what struck me was that her journey was at the end and mine was at the beginning and it just took me back and I felt very moved by it actually.’
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