EastEnders star Samantha Womack, 49, reveals she's recovering from breast cancer surgery
ok.co.ukSamantha Womack is back home after confirming she's had breast cancer surgery and is now being looked after by her Coronation Street actor boyfriend, Oliver Farnworth, 40.
The actress has undergone an operation, just days after announcing her diagnosis and taking to Instagram on Thursday (August 18), Samantha, 49, shared a photo of her delicious healthy dinner – a bowl of homemade soup – and wrote: "Recuperating after breast cancer op. "My love makes me turmeric and ginger in the morning and homemade butternut squash soup in the evening…….
feeling loved and grateful." The post lead to an outpouring of love and support from friends and followers. EastEnders co-star Tamzin Outhwaite wrote: "Sending lots of love and positive energy." And Sam's close friend Denise Van Outen penned: "Sending you massive love," with Natalie Appleton, a singer with the 90's girlband All Saints, added some black hearts and paw prints to the comments.
Following the sad news of the death of Olivia Newton John earlier this month from the same illness, Samantha shared the devastating news that she's also facing breast cancer as she penned a tribute to the Grease star.
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