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Emmerdale Kathy Glover actor Malandra Burrows describes devastating moment she's told she has cancer

Brave Emmerdale star Malandra Burrows has compared her cancer diagnosis to being in a soap.

Malandra Burrows, 56, who played Kathy Glover in Emmerdale, will undergo six months of chemotherapy. The soap legend was diagnosed with breast cancer in February and has had a stage three tumour removed.

Speaking to The Mirror, she compared discovering her diagnosis to a major soap plot. Malandra explained: “When I got my diagnosis, I felt like I was back in a soap and in a storyline.”

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