CORONATION Street star Victoria Ekanoye has revealed she’s been diagnosed with breast cancer.
The 39 year-old, who played Angie Appleton from 2017 until 2019, says she is determined to beat the disease for her baby son.
The actress, who also starred in US soap opera The Royals, welcomed her first child Theo with partner Jonny Lomas earlier this year.
Victoria revealed her diagnosis in a heartbreaking interview with OK! magazine saying she feared she may not be around for her son.
However, her doctors believe a double mastectomy will cure her because she was diagnosed so early.
She said: “Back in July I was feeding Theo and I noticed there was a small lump protruding at the top of my left breast.
My mum had breast cancer at 41, and her sister at 39 – so many people in my family, in fact. So I don’t really leave any time before I check these things.”
She went on: “I was diagnosed on the thirteenth of October with DCIS, which is Ductal carcinoma in situ.
“It basically means that cells have turned cancerous within the milk ducts.”
The star added: “We’re being really optimistic, and positive, and really lucky that we’ve caught it as early as we have.
“I don’t know if lucky is the right word, but that’s how I feel.”
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