Malandra Burrows

Former Emmerdale star Malandra Burrows has thanked Deborah James for being an 'inspiration' after her breast cancer diagnosis.

You can use the fact that everybody knows and loves you from Emmerdale, of course you’re a fixture in that show for so, so many years, and you can use that to help other people,’ she said. She continued: ‘I’m straight into battle mode, and I have to mention, my other great inspiration has to be the wonderful, incredibly amazing Deborah James. And lots of love to you sweetheart, we’re all thinking about you. you know Deborah has used that. I’m so thankful to her, I really am.’ Without that, I dread to think where I’d be now. Speaking about how grateful she is to her dog, Malandra said: ‘I feel so blessed.

Malandra told Lorraine Kelly on ITV: "My other great inspiration has to be the wonderful, incredibly amazing Deborah James, and lots of love sweetheart we're ...

Nuzzling, sort of headbutting me, and this one night she kind of swiped me so hard with her head it really really hurt, so that same evening, before I went to bed, I checked myself and just thought, ‘Oh, she must’ve bruised me - it’s really painful’. And that’s when I felt this little lump - I thought it was a swollen gland. “We were watching a movie together and she literally wanted to lie on my chest. “It was so bizarre," she said.

Speaking on Lorraine on Wednesday morning, ex-Emmerdale star Malandra Burrows told host Lorraine Kelly that her one-year-old border terrier Teddy helped to get ...

Malandra, who had no symptoms, said her beloved pooch saved her life adding "I'm so thankful to her, I really am. But that same evening, she checked herself due to the pain when she felt a lump. One night, Teddy and Malandra were curled up on the sofa when the pup wouldn't settle.

Burrows, who played Kathy Glover in the long-running soap, decided to go public with her health condition to help raise awareness. In a new interview, ...

I’ve even forgiven her for chewing up the sun lounger.” Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Initially, she’d believed that it had been a swollen gland, caused by the dog’s knock.

MALANDRA BURROWS found got emotional about the moment her beloved dog realised she had cancer during a candid interview on Lorraine.

She got emotional reflecting on the moment and revealed how thankful she was to her pooch. Your positivity is an inspiration, you're smile will lighten the darkest of days." We can all take strength from each other." Karen Fenn added: "Good luck to Malandra Burrows on #lorraine on her cancer battle. The actress, who was getting emotional reflecting on the moment, added: "It’s astonishing and I’m so thankful to her.” MALANDRA BURROWS found got emotional about the moment her beloved dog realised she had cancer during a candid interview on Lorraine.