EastEnders' Samantha Womack opens up on 'brutal' chemo and desire for more children with Corrie star

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EastEnders star Sam Womack has opened up on her "brutal" chemotherapy journey amid her breast cancer battle and found she says she's found a new mantra to live by after being given the all-clear to "never say never."The 50-year-old actress, best known for her role in the popular soap as Ronnie Mitchell until 2017, spoke of how her "whirlwind" treatment including a lumpectomy and chemotherapy following her cancer diagnosis last year left her reeling.

But the ex-BBC soap star has said she has since found a new zest for living again, revealing that the second bash at a healthy life has prompted her to feel broody again as she opened up on wanting more kids with her Corrie beau.Sam currently has two kids, Lili, 18, and Ben, 22, to her previous husband Mark Womack who she separated from in 2020.

She had ongoing support from her partner Oliver Farnworth, who played Andy Carver on Coronation Street, who stuck by her side.And now the couple reportedly is keen on expanding their family together according to reports in OK!, following Sam's turbulent few months of twists and turns that her cancer diagnosis left them with.“I suddenly really appreciated my kids,” she says thoughtfully. “I really wanted to do it all again," although at the age of 50 and after chemo, Sam knows it may not be quite so simple.She added: “Obviously throughout treatment, your ovaries are challenged because chemo can change your hormonal status, so I don’t even know if it would be possible now, post-treatment.

And it sounds incredibly greedy because I’ve done it.”Sam also shares stepson Michael from her previous marriage to Mark Womack, but her near brush with death has made her more determined to get the most out of life.“Lili’s 18,” she adds. “But I just