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EastEnders star shares breast cancer update in video to fans

EastEnders actor shares breast cancer update
  • EastEnders star Heather Peace shared an emotional message after revealing her breast cancer diagnosis.
  • Peace, who plays Eve Unwin on the BBC soap, had privately battled the illness and recently completed chemotherapy.
  • In an Instagram post on Sunday, 24 August, she announced that her hair is beginning to grow back following treatment.
  • Peace described the haircut as a crucial step in 'piecing myself back together' after her health journey.
  • Watch the video above.
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