Malandra Burrows

2022 - 4 - 25

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Emmerdale star Malandra Burrows reveals she has stage 3 breast ... (Evening Standard)

The 56-year-old star, best known for playing long-running character Kathy Glover in the ITV soap, said she is undergoing chemotherapy after being diagnosed in ...

She added that she is now taking life “day by day” as she plans to have a mastectomy this year to ensure the cancer has gone. But after a follow-up scan and ultrasound, Burrows was informed the doctors needed to see her as soon as possible and later confirmed it was cancer. After finding a lump, in January this year, Burrows said she decided to book a doctors’ appointment and was told by a consultant it was a cyst.

Malandra Burrows: Former Emmerdale star reveals breast cancer ... (Sky News)

After playing Kathy Glover in Emmerdale for 20 years, Malandra Burrows also appeared on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! in 2006.

"And look at lovely [Girls Aloud star] Sarah Harding - she got caught in the lockdown and everything was delayed. She added: "You've got to look on the bright side. Burrows said she had also considered the possibility of having to have a mastectomy. "This is saving your life, so if it's got to be done..." However, a follow-up scan and an ultrasound revealed she had cancer. After playing Kathy Glover in Emmerdale for 20 years, Malandra Burrows also appeared on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! in 2006.

Emmerdale actress Malandra Burrows reveals she is battling breast ... (Yorkshire Post)

Malandra Burrows, who plays Kathy Glover in Emmerdale, is battling breast cancer, it has been revealed.

She immediately rang her doctor who scheduled her an appointment on the same day. In the interview she said she found the lump on her breast in January while exercising. She said she has six months of chemotherapy ahead of her, but also revealed a routine mammogram she was due to have in 2020 was cancelled due to the pandemic.

Emmerdale's Malandra Burrows announces breast cancer diagnosis (digitalspy.com)

Emmerdale actress Malandra Burrows, who played Kathy Glover on ITV soap, announces breast cancer diagnosis and chemotherapy treatment.

During Malandra's time in Emmerdale, Kathy was involved in a number of highly dramatic storylines. "I've kind of gone into combat mode," she said. That's helped me focus."

Ex-Emmerdale actress Malandra Burrows, who played Kathy Glover ... (ITV News)

The 56-year-old, who played Kathy Glover, is facing six months of chemotherapy. | ITV News Calendar.

There was something in the back of my mind that knew what was going on inside my body," she said. Malandra said she had a feeling that she was about to hear the worst, when she was greeted by a Macmillan nurse at hospital. That’s helped me focus."

Malandra Burrows: where is Emmerdale actress now, is she married ... (NationalWorld)

Malandra Burrows: where is Emmerdale actress now, is she married, and what is stage 3 breast cancer? The 56-year-old actress is best known for her role as Kathy ...

Burrows also added: “You’ve got to look on the bright side. There was something in the back of my mind that knew what was going on inside my body.” Well get through it and I’m going to ring that bell [to signify the end of treatment].” Burrows said: “I’ve kind of gone into combat mode. She then married Chris Tate (played by Peter Amory), however that ended when he admitted to having an affair. She said that she was initially told by a hospital consultant that the lump was just a cyst, saying that he said: “I won’t be seeing you again.”

Emmerdale star Malandra Burrows has been diagnosed with cancer (FM104)

The actress who is best known for her role as Kathy Brookman on Emmerdale has revealed that she has been diagnosed with stage three breast cancer, ...

Image from Getty/ITV. Image from ITV. "But I thought I’ve got to take this on my own.