Malandra Burrows

After playing Kathy Glover in Emmerdale for 20 years, Malandra Burrows also appeared on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! in 2006.

"And look at lovely [Girls Aloud star] Sarah Harding - she got caught in the lockdown and everything was delayed. She added: "You've got to look on the bright side. Burrows said she had also considered the possibility of having to have a mastectomy. "This is saving your life, so if it's got to be done..." However, a follow-up scan and an ultrasound revealed she had cancer. After playing Kathy Glover in Emmerdale for 20 years, Malandra Burrows also appeared on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! in 2006.

Malandra Burrows, who plays Kathy Glover in Emmerdale, is battling breast cancer, it has been revealed.

She immediately rang her doctor who scheduled her an appointment on the same day. In the interview she said she found the lump on her breast in January while exercising. She said she has six months of chemotherapy ahead of her, but also revealed a routine mammogram she was due to have in 2020 was cancelled due to the pandemic.

Emmerdale actress Malandra Burrows, who played Kathy Glover on ITV soap, announces breast cancer diagnosis and chemotherapy treatment.

During Malandra's time in Emmerdale, Kathy was involved in a number of highly dramatic storylines. "I've kind of gone into combat mode," she said. That's helped me focus."

The 56-year-old, who played Kathy Glover, is facing six months of chemotherapy. | ITV News Calendar.

There was something in the back of my mind that knew what was going on inside my body," she said. Malandra said she had a feeling that she was about to hear the worst, when she was greeted by a Macmillan nurse at hospital. That’s helped me focus."

The Liverpool-native is planning six months of chemotherapy treatment to battle the cancer.

A week later she was in hospital, but the first consultant told her it was a cyst. There was something in the back of my mind that knew what was going on inside my body,” she said. The Mirror reported she didn't think she needed to worry, but after a few days rang her GP, and she was asked to visit within the hour.

Emmerdale star Malandra Burrows, known for playing Kathy Bates, has shared the heartbreaking news of her breast cancer diagnosis with fans this April.

Kathy’s luck did not improve, and she was dumped at the altar by her fiancé Biff. “The consultant said they needed to see me as soon as possible and added, ‘Could you bring someone with you?’ But I thought I’ve got to take this on my own. There was something in the back of my mind that knew what was going on inside my body.” “In that week my body involuntarily had a breakdown. Burrows explained her reaction to the diagnosis, and said she never cried about it as she had already “galvanised” herself before hearing the news. In April, Malandra Burrows revealed to OK! that she was diagnosed with a stage three tumour in February. However, the star is feeling positive after having the tumour removed from her left breast.

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Burrows also added: “You’ve got to look on the bright side. There was something in the back of my mind that knew what was going on inside my body.” Well get through it and I’m going to ring that bell [to signify the end of treatment].” Burrows said: “I’ve kind of gone into combat mode. She then married Chris Tate (played by Peter Amory), however that ended when he admitted to having an affair. She said that she was initially told by a hospital consultant that the lump was just a cyst, saying that he said: “I won’t be seeing you again.”

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There was something in the back of my mind that knew what was going on inside my body,” she said. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. I hate to say it, but when it’s your life at stake you’re prepared to do everything to get through.

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There was something in the back of my mind that knew what was going on inside my body,” she said. I hate to say it, but when it’s your life at stake you’re prepared to do everything to get through. She was told it was a cyst a week later while she was at hospital but a follow-up scan and ultrasound revealed the devastating truth.

The former soap star has recently had an operation to remove a stage three tumour.

When I’ve told people they’ve said, ‘You’re fit and healthy, you can’t have cancer?’ and that was the big shock for me because I didn’t feel poorly.”. The actress revealed that she was due to have a routine mammogram in 2020, but that it was cancelled due to the pandemic. The actress, who has also had a singing career, was diagnosed after finding a lump and visiting her GP just a few days later - who then referred her to hospital for further tests.

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However a follow-up scan and ultrasound revealed the devastating truth. She went on: “I thought, "Ooh maybe I’ll get some nice new boobs out of it, lovely!’ You’ve got to look on the bright side. At first she didn't think she needed to worry, but after a few days rang her GP, and she was asked to visit within the hour.