Samatha Womack has opened up about her financial struggles after turning down acting work because of her treatment for breast cancer.
Womack, 52, who is best known for playing Ronnie Mitchell in EastEnders from 2007 to 2017, underwent a year-and-a-half of treatment for Grade 3 invasive duct carcinoma, a fast-spreading type of cancer where the cancer cells look very different from normal breast cells, and tend to grow more quickly.