Samantha Womack is recuperating after undergoing a breast cancer operation.
Samantha Womack recuperating after undergoing breast cancer operation
The former 'EastEnders' actress, 49, revealed earlier this month that she was battling the disease, and she is now resting up after going under the knife.
Sam - who is dating former 'Coronation Street’ actor Oliver Farnworth, 39 - wrote on Instagram: "Recuperating after breast cancer op. My love makes me turmeric and ginger in the morning and homemade butternut squash soup in the evening……. #feeling loved and grateful (sic)"
The 'Babes in the Wood' star took to Twitter less than two weeks ago to pay tribute to actress Olivia Newton-John - who fought breast cancer for 30 years - following her death earlier that week aged 73, and during her heartfelt post Samantha revealed she was starting her own "battle with [the] disease", and she was "deeply moved" following the 'Grease' star's passing.
Sam shared a picture of herself, Olivia and Olivia's daughter Chloe, 36, after they went to see the 'Mount Pleasant' actress when she was playing Sandy - Olivia's character' in the 1978 movie - in the West End.
She captioned the image: "This was the most magical of evenings. Olivia and Chloe had come to see Grease in London and we had dinner together afterwards. I was so excited and in awe, she was my childhood. I now start my own battle with this disease and am left feeling deeply moved. #OliviaNewtonJohn (sic)"
The star - who played Ronnie Mitchell in 'EastEnders' from 2007 to 2017 - recently admitted she feels "proud" she is able to speak to her ex-husband Mark Womack, who she split from in 2020, "two or three times a day".
Sam - who has two kids, Benjamin, 21, and 17-year-old Lily, with her ex - said: "Mark and I raised a family really well, so we agreed that we didn’t mind separating in terms of a traditional marriage, but actually I would really have suffered if we hadn’t maintained a friendship, because that was part of my life for 20 years.
"We speak to each other two or three times a day, Mark will say, ‘Can I pop round next week – can you have the two Chihuahuas?’ and I’ll say, 'Yeah, but can you have the cat next week?' "
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