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Sally Dynevor Says Cancer Diagnosis Changed Her Life as She Marks 40 Years on Coronation Street

On Loose Women, she said a Corrie storyline prompted the check that caught her 2009 breast cancer.

Overview

  • Dynevor detailed undergoing a lumpectomy and six months of chemotherapy at The Christie, leading to a full recovery.
  • She recalled a "very difficult" scene telling Carla Connor her character had cancer, knowing she would soon leave for treatment.
  • The actor took around six to eight months off the soap and described feeling profoundly grateful on her first day back on the cobbles.
  • Responding to Beverley Callard’s recent disclosure, she expressed hope it was caught early and that her colleague can return to work.
  • Celebrating four decades on the ITV series, she noted she originally signed for only six episodes before becoming a long-term mainstay.