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Sian Traynor

Edinburgh woman to 'bare all' in Calendar Girls show after cancer diagnosis

An Edinburgh woman has shared how she is ready to 'bare all' as she takes to the stage along with her co-stars as they bring the story of Calendar Girls to the capital.

Sam Lea, 55, spoke to Edinburgh Live about her role in the iconic upcoming play, which centres around a group of women fundraising for a local hospital after one of their husbands tragically passes from leukaemia.

A former cancer patient herself, Sam, who plays Chris, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008 at the age of 41, and went through several rounds of treatment before being given the all clear.

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