Lucy Davis, who played Daw Ti sley i the o igi al UK ve sio of The Office, has evealed she has “i cu able” b east ca ce .
Davis, the daughte of comedia Jaspe Ca ott, sta ed as the office eceptio ist i the g ou db eaki g sitcom, which a f om 2001 to 2003.
A post f om the 53-yea -old act ess o I stag am o Tuesday said: “I wa ted to sha e somethi g with you all that I’ve kept to myself fo a while but fo va ious easo s would like to sha e ow.
“A yea -a d-a-half ago I was diag osed with stage 4 b east ca ce , which has metastasized to my bo es. Specifically to my spi e, ight hip a d my ibs. The ca ce is i cu able, a d too late fo chemo.”
She added: “The i itial lump that I felt, was ‘t a ‘lump’ as such; athe a ki d of ha d spot. Really ti y. I almost did ‘t bothe getti g it checked. So I guess I’m sayi g do ‘t ig o e a ythi g – get eve ythi g checked out.
“As of ow, I’m t yi g to live out whateve might be left of my life i as fu a way as I possibly ca . I always like to fi d the teachable mome ts i a ythi g egative that happe s. A d ca ce has ot disappoi ted i that ega d; the e’s a lot I have lea ed f om it, a d I’m g ateful fo that.”
She co ti ued: “I’m ot sca ed of whateve comes ext. I’m at peace with it. I’ll see my [late dog] G acie soo e tha expected, a d fo me, leavi g my physical body just mea s goi g home. A y a d all g ievi g is fo my family; it’s fa ha de fo them tha fo me.”
Bi mi gham-bo Davis we t o to featu e as Dia e i 2004 comedy-ho o film Shau of the Dead a d Etta Ca dy i 2017’s Wo de Woma , as well as Hilda Spellma i Netflix se ies The Chilli g Adve tu es of Sab i a.
Mo e ece tly, she played Eva i the Dis ey Cha el’s actio comedy se ies The Villai s of Valley View.
