Samantha Womack

The 49-year-old actress revealed the news as paid tribute to Olivia Newton-John, who died from breast cancer herself on Tuesday. | ITV National News.

I now start my own battle with this disease and am left feeling deeply moved." She decided to share the news after Newton-John became a prominent breast cancer campaigner herself, after being given the first of three cancer diagnoses in 1992. Olivia and Chloe had come to see Grease in London and we had dinner together afterwards.

Actress Samantha Womack has announced she has breast cancer as she paid tribute to Olivia Newton-John, whose death from the disease was announced last night ...

I now start my own battle with this disease and am left feeling deeply moved." It appears that Sam found strength from the sad news that Olivia had died aged 73 at her ranch in America, surrounded by her family. Actress Samantha Womack has announced she has breast cancer as she paid tribute to Olivia Newton-John, whose death from the disease was announced last night.

The 49-year-old actress announced on Twitter: 'I now start my own battle with this disease'.

“I was so excited and in awe, she was my childhood. I now start my own battle with this disease and am left feeling deeply moved. “This was the most magical of evenings.

In her tribute she shared a picture of the pair alongside Olivia's daughter Chloe taken in 1993 when Samantha had played Sandy in the West End production of ...

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