Lisa Faulkner shares emotional update after revealing breast cancer diagnosis
Actress-turned-presenter Lisa Faulkner has shared an emotional update with her fans, just one day after revealing that she had been diagnosed and treated for breast cancer
Lisa Faulkner has emotionally thanked fans for their support after revealing she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. The TV star, 54, announced earlier this week that she had undergone surgery for the disease, and took to social media once again on Friday afternoon with an emotional update.
She wrote on Instagram: “Thank you for all of your support and your lovely messages. I promise I will read every word. So many of you going through this or know someone who is.
“Your love and kindness has really touched me and I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” The former Brookside actress broke the news with an emotional post on Thursday afternoon, where she explained that she had taken some time away to undergo a “big operation” after receiving the diagnosis.
Speaking in a video posted to Instagram, she shared: “I just wanted to come on because I know I’ve been quiet on here. The reason being, that I’ve had to have surgery because I’ve had the very early stages of breast cancer. I had surgery two weeks ago and it was quite a big op.”
The presenter, who has been married to former Masterchef star John Torode since 2019 and presents John and Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen with him, explained that the surgery was a success and she will undergo radiotherapy.
She added: “But it’s all good and I’ve had my results back and they’ve got everything out so it’s all clear and I just need now to have some radiotherapy in a few weeks.
“I just wanted to say I’ve got a bit of healing to do but I’m good, I’m well and feeling so much better and I’m so grateful that I went for my mammogram. Don’t put them off – go! They found this, and without that mammogram, it wouldn’t have been picked up.
Lisa is married to John Torode and they host John & Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen together(Image: ITV)“And I want to say thank you to our wonderful NHS and the fact that we can have these mammograms, get treatment early and treated quickly. I will see you all soon!” Lisa, who is also known for her roles in Holby City, EastEnders, and , more recently, Netflix hit Missing You, was inundated with support from fans, followers and her celebrity friends.
EastEnders actress Emma Barton simply said: “Love you Lisa,” and left a red heart emoji, whilst Catherine Tyldesley, who plays Eva Price in Coronation Street, said “Sending love.”
Angela Lonsdale, who recently joined the cast of Emmerdale, wrote: “Big love to you lisa x x,” and fellow soap star Tamzin Outhwaite said: “Love you Lise. You’ve got this my darling.” Earlier this year, Lisa said wanted to embrace new challenges in her 50s, particularly as her mother Julie died from throat cancer at 44.
“I feel lucky to get to an age where you’ve got more to give and you’re not invisible. Women are brilliant and we’re picking each other up and looking out for each other.
“Life’s short. My mum died when she was 44 and didn’t get to have that second act. So I grab it,” she told Hello magazine.
This year Lisa returned to the stage for the first time in over 20 years, in the touring adaptation of the 1992 film Single White Female. Lisa was keen to work on the project as soon as she read the script.
