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Why Helen McCrory told ‘very, very few people’ about her cancer battle before her shock death aged 52

A friend of Helen McCrory has spoken out following her death revealing why the Peaky Blinders star kept her diagnosis secret

Carrie Cracknell, who directed Helen in a state production of Medea, revealed after the star passed away that she was one of a few people who knew about her diagnosis. She added: “Her need to be fully alive and be committed and to take things incredibly seriously, such as her family and charity work, defined her last few years for her as much as ever.” Carrie added that Peaky Blinders star Helen faced up to her cancer “with a level of bravery and humour that was completely extraordinary”.

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