Samantha Womack as Ronnie Mitchell in EastEnders / © BBC
Former EastEnders star Samantha Womack has revealed that she is suffering from cancer.
The 49-year-old – Ronnie Mitchell in the soap – shared the news as she paid tribute to Dame Olivia Newton-John, who died yesterday following a long battle with cancer.
Posting on Twitter, Womack shared a picture of her alongside Newton-John, writing: “This was the most magical of evenings. Olivia and Chloe had come to see Grease in London and we had dinner together afterwards. I was so excited and in awe, she was my childhood.
“I now start my own battle with this disease and am left feeling deeply moved. #OliviaNewtonJohn.”
The star, who is currently living in Spain with actor boyfriend Oliver Farnworth, gave no further details of her condition.
