SHOCKING NEWS!! Coronation Street star Vicky Myers opens up over past cancer diagnosis

Coronation Street star Vicky Myers has opened up about her past cancer diagnosis.

The actor, who plays DS Lisa Swain on the ITV soap, has revealed that she was diagnosed with skin cancer in 2010, just months after she split from her husband.

“I don’t know if it’s my previous medical history, but I am so proud to be here and just to be living each day to the full,” Myers shared during a new interview with The Mirror.

dee dee bailey, lisa swain, coronation street

She continued: “When my husband and I split up, I was quite down, bitter and vengeful, and when I was told I had [cancer], I remember thinking, ‘If this is it for me, I’ve missed out on all this time with my daughter and I haven’t really been the best person that I wanted to be’.

“The diagnosis re-centred me and made me focus on what is really important and what makes me happy.

“Now, every time I go into work and see the Coronation Street sign, it’s quite overwhelming.”

ds lisa swain in coronation street

Recalling how her diagnosis came about, the actor shared: “My nephew has a heart condition. As we turned to leave, the doctor said, ‘Can I have a look at that mark on your leg?’ Within five days, I was in hospital.

“I was wearing three-quarter length combat trousers that day. You can roll them up into shorts, which I did in the car just before the appointment, because it was a really hot June day.

“It’s quite incredible to think that if it had been a miserable day, the doctor would never have seen the little dark mark on my calf. I definitely had an angel watching over me that day.”

Related articles

SHOCKING NEWS!!! Shock love confession leads to utter fury in Coronation Street spoiler video

Sarah Platt (Tina O’Brien) lands herself in hot water with Danielle Silverton (Natalie Anderson) next week, as confirmed in the latest Coronation Street spoiler video. As viewers of…

REAL STORY BEHIND IT !! Coronation Street videos confirm exit plot as unexpected crime committed

Advice is dished out and crimes are committed as Coronation Street serves up yet another action-packed week, as previewed in our new spoiler videos. The ITV soap sees Sarah Platt (Tina O’Brien) have a heart-to-heart…

SHOCKING SECRET FOR YOU!! Coronation Street legend rejected from celeb dating app as he looks for love

Coronation Street and TV legend John Thomson, 55, is ready to venture back out into the world of dating, but he’s already hit a setback. The actor, who starred…

BREAKING NEWS!!! Coronation Street’s Kevin baffled as Abi loses it with tempting Carl

Coronation Street’s Kevin Webster (Michael Le Vell) can’t make head nor tail of his wife Abi’s (Sally Carman-Duttine) reaction to his brother Carl’s (Jonathan Howard) arrival in Weatherfield next week. On Friday,…

SHOCKING SECRET FOR YOU!!! Coronation Street ‘reveals’ Dee-Dee hands baby Laila over to someone with a deep connection to the baby’s biological father—Joel!

In a significant plot twist, the latest episode of “Coronation Street” has sparked intense speculation among fans regarding the future of Dee-Dee Bailey’s newborn daughter, Laila. Originally,…

NEW HEARTBREAKING! Coronation Street to reveal Lou’s secret heartbreak after salon meltdown

Coronation Street newcomer Lou Michaelis comes up against yet another Weatherfield resident next week, when she chucks hair dye all over Maria Connor. Will the row turn into a long…