Lucy Davis, best known for playing Dawn Tinsley in the original BBC sitcom The Office, has revealed she has been living with incurable stage 4 breast cancer for around 18 months. The 53-year-old actress made the devastating announcement on social media, explaining that the disease has metastasised to her spine, right hip and ribs. She said the cancer had spread to her bones and that it was now 'too late for chemo'.
Davis said the physical reality of the illness can be severe. She has experienced significant pain, struggles to stand or walk for long periods and sometimes needs to use a wheelchair. Yet her announcement was striking for its determination to focus on living rather than simply on her diagnosis. She said she was trying to make whatever time remained 'as fun a way as I possibly can'.
