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Ex-EastEnders star Samantha Womack shares update after undergoing breast cancer operation

Stage and screen actress Samantha Womack has shared an update with her fans after undergoing breast cancer surgery. The former EastEnders star took to her Instagram on Thursday (August 18) telling her followers she was "recuperating" following an operation.

The 49-year-old, who played Ronnie Mitchell in the BBC One soap from 2007 to 2017, revealed her diagnosis to her Twitter followers earlier this month. Taking to social media on Thursday, Samantha shared a photograph of a bowl of soup with her dog looking on in the background and said in the caption that she was "feeling loved and grateful", the Daily Star reports.

"Recuperating after breast cancer op," She wrote: "My love makes me turmeric and ginger in the morning and homemade butternut squash soup in the evening……. #feeling loved and grateful."

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