Former Eastenders actress Samantha Womack has revealed she is cancer-free just months after sharing the news of her devastating diagnosis. The star revealed in August she had breast cancer in a heartfelt Instagram post that was inspired by the tragic death of Grease star Olivia Newton-John, who had also battled with the disease for 30 years.
Samantha, who played Ronnie Mitchell in the long-running BBC One soap, shared the incredible news she is free of cancer in an exclusive interview with OK! Magazine to mark her milestone 50th birthday. Speaking alongside her actor partner Oliver Farnworth, Samantha said the greatest gift she could receive is entering a new decade cancer-free.
After months of gruelling chemotherapy and surgery, Samantha says she is now so happy to be rid of the disease she keeps "bursting into tears". She previously revealed she had not suffered any obvious symptoms before she received the life-changing diagnosis in August and it was only during a "random check" doctors noticed a shadow on her right breast.
