CORONATION Street star Victoria Ekanoye has revealed she's been diagnosed with breast cancer. The 39-year-old, who played Angie Appleton from 2017 until 2019, says she is determined to beat the disease for her baby son.
The actress, who also starred in US soap opera The Royals and The X Factor: Celebrity, welcomed her first child Theo with partner Jonny Lomas, 33, earlier this year.
Victoria revealed her diagnosis in a heartbreaking interview with OK! magazine saying she feared she may not be around for her son.
However, her doctors believe a double mastectomy will cure her because the cancer was discovered so early. She said: "Back in July I was feeding Theo and I noticed there was a small lump protruding at the top of my left breast.
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