Maxine Peake as Tracy Shaw on Coronation Street / ITV
Former Coronation Street star Tracy Shaw has revealed that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
The 52-year-old, who played hairdresser Maxine Peacock between 1995 and 2003, told fans on Instagram that she will be undergoing a course of chemotherapy ahead of surgery to remove the cancer.
“I have come on just to explain a situation that is happening in my life,” she said in a video. “I have been diagnosed with breast cancer.
“I have to have chemo for five months, then hopefully surgery to have lumps removed and take the nymph glands out. Thank you for messaging me to check how I am because I haven’t been present.”
Corrie co-star Jane Danson, aka Leanne Battersby, wrote: “Oh Tracy I’m sorry to hear you are going this. Sending love darling.”
