Coronation Street actress Beverley Callard has announced she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. The 68-year-old, best known for playing Liz McDonald on the ITV soap for three decades, shared the news on RTE's Late Late Show on Friday.
Callard, who recently joined the cast of Irish soap Fair City, said the cancer is in its 'very early stages'. She revealed that she received the diagnosis from her consultant in a phone call just 15 to 20 minutes before she was due to start filming for her new role.
The actress said she will return to the UK for further tests on her lymph nodes and lymph glands, followed by an operation and radiotherapy. She expressed optimism about returning to Fair City 'in just a few weeks'.
Callard admitted that her 'head was a bit mashed for the first few days' after the diagnosis but said she is now feeling 'absolutely fine'. She joined Coronation Street in 1989 and left in 2020, also appearing in Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, Loose Women, and I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!.
