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EastEnders' Samantha Womack shares new tattoo following cancer battle

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EastEnders star shares new post-cancer tattooKen McKay/ITV/Shutterstock

Former EastEnders star Samantha Womack has revealed a new tattoo on her chest following her battle with breast cancer.

Womack shared a black-and-white selfie on her Instagram yesterday (May 9), which showcased her new ink.

Along with the image, she wrote: "Liverpool……. Tattoo finished on Bold Street. Heading to Camp and Furnace for my Eurovision performance at midnight with my amazing backing singer Shania Pain. GET READY!!!!"

Womack famously represented the UK in the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest with the song 'A Message to Your Heart'. She came 10th in the contest.

Her recent post was met with love and support from friends, family and fans.

Fellow EastEnders veteran Tamzin Outhwaite shared a heart emoji and said: "Huge respect to you darling." Singer Nicole Appleton and presenter Gaby Roslin also shared their love in the comments section of the post.

Womack has been vocal about her journey with cancer after first disclosing her diagnosis in August 2022.

She shared the news on the social media as she paid tribute to late Grease star Olivia Newton-John, who also had cancer before her death last year. The star met Newton-John while appearing in the West End production of Grease, playing Newton-John's iconic role of Sandy.

More recently, Womack spoke about her "brutal" cancer treatment to Metro.co.uk earlier this month while supporting the use of the cancer diagnostic tool Digistain, which provides cancer patients and their oncologists with detailed information of treatment plans.

Womack appeared as Ronnie Mitchell in EastEnders between 2007 and 2017. Since leaving the show, she's starred in multiple musicals, including the UK and Ireland tour of The Addams Family and the UK touring and West End production of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

EastEnders airs on Mondays - Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One. The show also streams on BBC iPlayer.


If you would like more information or support about living with cancer or treatment, please click here for guidance from MacMillan Cancer Support, or click here to learn more from Stand Up to Cancer.

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