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Hollyoaks' Jennifer Metcalfe reveals she suffered a terrifying health scare after finding a lump in her breast


The actress, 40, who plays Mercedes McQueen on the Channel 4 soap, shared on Instagram that she quickly contacted doctors for an examination.

Posting a snap at the medical centre where she sought treatment, Jennifer wrote: 'Found a lump in my boob and @pallmallmedical made sure I was seen to so quickly...all the staff are so lovely. A number of fan favourites have left the soap with Stephanie Waring, Ross Adams and Emma Rigby being some of the big names set to leave the show. Earlier this year Hollyoaks boss Hannah Cheers said of the changes: 'When we started talking about the move to three episodes a week, we realised we needed a mechanism through which to transition our stories and characters and we kept coming back to this one.

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