Former 'EastEnders' star Wendy Richard has revealed that she is suffering from an aggressive form of cancer.
The 65-year-old actress, who played Pauline Fowler in the soap, told the Sunday Express that she was diagnosed with cancer last January.
Richard, who was previously diagnosed with breast cancer twice, is now suffering from cancer of the kidney and bone cancer.
The actress said: "I went for my usual annual check-up and they found that some cancer cells had returned in my left armpit."
"The drugs I was given to help had an adverse effect. If anything, they did more damage than good so my health has really deteriorated."
"Now I have a cancerous growth on my right kidney and the cancer has spread to my bones."
"Twice I've had breast cancer but this is different. It's more aggressive this time, unfortunately, and has spread to the top of my spine and left ribs."
"My oncologist said I've got several useful years ahead of me but since then it's got worse."
Richard is due to marry her partner, John Burns, before starting chemotherapy treatment on 13 October.
