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Former Hollyoaks actress Ali Bastian rushed to hospital after breast cancer diagnosis


The actress, 42, who is best known for playing Becca Dean in the Channel 4 soap from 2001 to 2007, was told by doctors in June that she had stage two breast cancer.

The actress, 42, who is best known for playing Becca Dean in the Channel 4 soap from 2001 to 2007, was told by doctors in June that she had stage two breast cancer. The actress, who is currently being treated with chemotherapy, will undergo a mastectomy and radiotherapy and recently shared the emotional moment she shaved her hair off Set to The Greatest Showman ballad 'This is Me,' Ali explained how it was 'a small price to pay for the chance to be well again' before admitting she will be 'forever changed'.

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