Emmerdale's Lisa Riley on the tragic reason she'll never marry US musician fiancé
ok.co.ukLisa Riley, who has been lighting up our screens as the formidable Mandy Dingle on Emmerdale for nearly three decades, is gearing up to celebrate this remarkable tenure.
In an exclusive heart-to-heart with OK!, she shares that following the heartbreaking loss of her friend and Strictly co-star Robin Windsor last year, she's turned to therapy – a step she hadn't taken even after the death of her dear mother Cath from secondary breast cancer in 2012, when she was just 58.
As an ambassador for Breast Cancer Now, Lisa, who has recently recorded an emotional podcast with the charity, has learned she might have the altered BRCA gene, heightening her risk for certain cancers.
Despite confessing to being "petrified" by the illness that claimed her mum, the 48 year old actress is determined to keep the dialogue about breast cancer alive throughout the year.
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