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EastEnders’ Samantha Womack shares heartbreaking cancer update as she’s supported by onscreen sister Rita Simons

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FORMER EastEnders star Samantha Womack has thanked her fans for support while sharing an update on her cancer treatment. The 49-year-old actress announced in August this year she had been diagnosed with breast cancer as part of her tribute to Olivia Newton-John.

The Grease star died that month aged 73, 30 years after her first diagnosis. In a new video shared to her Instagram page, Samantha – famed for playing Ronnie Mitchell on the BBC soap – has said she starts chemotherapy tomorrow after having surgery to remove the lump.

In a video, Samantha sported baby pink hair as she quietly told the camera: "I just want to say thank you to everyone who has been sending me love after I shared my story about battling with breast cancer.  "So just to tell you where I'm at, I've had my operation - had a lumpectomy and lymph node removal- and I am now going to start my first session of chemotherapy tomorrow.

But I have read all of your stories and messages. They've blown me away, genuinely. Read more on Samantha Womackpitch perfect EastEnders' Sam Womack reveals daughter's talent as she battles breast cancer'cannot cope' EastEnders' Samantha Womack devastated as her ‘soulmate’ dies "I just wanted to say thank you, I'm very humbled by the fact that everyone has reached out and...

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