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Shopaholic Author Sophie Kinsella, 54, Diagnosed with 'Aggressive' Brain Cancer: 'It Can Feel Very Lonely'

Sophie Kinsella, 54, revealed she was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an “aggressive” form of brain cancer, at the end of 2022 — and is currently undergoing treatment.

Born Madeleine Wickham, the Shopaholic series writer, 54, announced on Instagram on April 17 that she has glioblastoma, a rare form of terminal cancer that kills more than 10,000 Americans a year, according to the National Brain Tumor Society. “I have been under the care of the excellent team at University College Hospital in London and have had successful surgery and subsequent radiotherapy and chemotherapy, which is still ongoing,” she explained. She also thanked her fans for the positive response to her latest book, The Burnout, which was released in October 2023, saying that the love “has really buoyed me up during a difficult time.”

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