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Emmerdale's Chas Dingle star Lucy Pargeter on the health scare that changed her attitude to her body
Emmerdale's Lucy Pargeter talks about Chas Dingle's gruelling breast cancer storyline, her own boob job drama and why she hates getting dressed up for the red carpet
Read MoreRelated Articles Emmerdale's Mandy Dingle star Lisa Riley explains why she won't test for cancer gene Lucy is a mum to Lola, 18 and twins Missy and Betsy, 6 (Image: Matt Monfredi)On screen, Chas learns her cancer is caused by the faulty BRCA2 gene and that her children Aaron (Danny Miller) and Eve could have inherited it. Chas’s lump was found by Dr Liam Cavanagh (Jonny McPherson) during a passionate clinch and Lucy says that she takes exactly the same approach herself, laughing, “I try to get somebody else to check my boobs and incorporate it into a more fun event!” Joking aside, since Lucy had her DD breast implants removed in 2019 after 11 years, she’s found checking her breasts for any lumps or changes to be much easier.
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