Kathy Glover: Last News

Emmerdale actress Malandra Burrows, best known for her role as central character Kathy Glover, has opened up about how she found out she had cancer.The star spoke to The Mirror about how she discovered a pain in her chest, which was made apparent by her pooch Teddy.She recalled that she was on the sofa with her pup who “refused to settle down”, just before she “bashed her head” into the actress’ breast.Malandra was left with an “agonising pain in her chest” which she “couldn’t ignore”.The 56-year-old said: “She insisted on lying on my chest and was constantly nuzzling me. She just kept looking up at me, staring in a very strange way, then without any warning she thumped me with her head on my left breast so hard it brought tears to my eyes.”Burrows admitted that it “hurt so much” that she “checked for any bruising” before she went to bed.Malandra then noticed something that “had never been there before” but put it down to “Teddy’s blow” and “gave it the weekend to ease”.After the swelling persisted, she contacted her doctor who urged her to come in and a week later an ultrasound showed that she had stage-three breast cancer.Malandra has recently had an operation to remove the tumour and has six months of chemotherapy upcoming, but constantly thanks her dog for discovering the lump in the first place.The grateful actress noted: “If it were not for Teddy, I would have never known about this and I honestly believe she saved my life.

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With Emmerdale's big 50th anniversary coming up this October and show bosses promising "huge" storylines in the ITV soap, its unsurprising that fans have flocked to to share their theories about what's in store for the villagers. Writing on Reddit, one fan asked fellow viewers to share their predictions abut what the upcoming drama will entail.

recently revealed she has stage three breast cancer and is facing six months of chemotherapy. The soap actress, 56, told OK! magazine, ‘When I got my diagnosis, I felt like I was back in a soap and in a storyline. ’Burrows became a household name after appearing on Emmerdale for 20 years, and a stint in the I’m a Celebrity jungle in 2006.

Actress Malandra Burrows has revealed she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.