Jasper Carrott says family is 'so proud' of Lucy Davis after cancer diagnosis

BySteven McIntosh

Entertainment newsman

Actor and comedian Jasper Carrott has spoken astir his pridefulness and emotion for girl Lucy Davis aft she announced she has incurable bosom cancer.

The actress, champion known for playing receptionist Dawn Tinsley successful BBC sitcom The Office, has received an outpouring of enactment since she revealed her diagnosis connected Tuesday.

Carrott, who was 1 of the astir acquainted faces connected British tv implicit respective decades, told BBC News: "This is simply a precise hard clip for the full household and we person been supporting her successful each mode imaginable since her diagnosis.

"We are truthful grateful for each the enactment we person had implicit this trying clip and we are precise hopeful for her aboriginal being what she wants it to be."

He added: "We are truthful arrogant of our girl and emotion her truthful much. The mode she has conducted herself done galore traumatic wellness issues is simply a acquisition to america all.

"We would petition privateness for the coming months, but acknowledgment erstwhile again for the emotion and interest shown by truthful galore people."

Carrott, whose existent sanction is Robert Davis, became a household sanction successful the 1970s acknowledgment to his stand-up drama and novelty songs.

He has presented programmes specified arsenic Canned Carrott, Golden Balls and Carrott's Commercial Breakdown, and acted successful drama bid specified arsenic The Detectives.

In a connection connected Instagram connected Tuesday, Davis explained: "A year-and-a-half agone I was diagnosed with signifier 4 bosom cancer, which has metastasised to my bones.

"Specifically to my spine, close hip, and my ribs. The crab is incurable, and excessively precocious for chemo.

"The archetypal lump that I felt, wasn't a 'lump' arsenic such; alternatively a benignant of hard spot. Really tiny. I astir didn't fuss getting it checked. So I conjecture I'm saying don't disregard thing - get everything checked out."

She added: "As of now, I'm trying to unrecorded retired immoderate mightiness beryllium near of my beingness successful arsenic amusive a mode arsenic I perchance can... I'm not frightened of immoderate comes next. I'm astatine bid with it."

As good arsenic The Office, Davis has appeared successful Shaun of the Dead, Wonder Woman, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Studio 60 connected the Sunset Strip and BBC Radio 4's The Archers.

After posting her statement, Davis received enactment from her Office co-stars including creator Ricky Gervais.

Actress Jenna Fischer, who played the aforesaid relation arsenic Davis successful the US mentation of the sitcom, wrote: "Beautiful post. Love you lots."

US histrion Sarah Paulson, who appeared other Davis successful Studio 60, said: "Sending you emotion love love, you are and ever person been afloat of magic."

Other stars sending enactment included Ulrika Jonsson, Amanda Abbington, Edgar Wright, Piers Morgan and Sir Chris Hoy, the Olympic cycling champion who was diagnosed with signifier 4 prostate cancer, who wrote: "Keep going Lucy."

According to Cancer Research UK,, external signifier 4 bosom crab is simply a crab that starts successful the bosom insubstantial but spreads to different portion of the body, making it incurable. Treatment tin power the crab for immoderate years, however.

The main symptoms of bosom crab successful women whitethorn see a lump, oregon swelling successful your breast, thorax oregon armpit, the NHS website says., external

Symptoms tin besides see a alteration successful the tegument of your bosom specified arsenic dimpling oregon redness, a alteration successful size oregon signifier of 1 oregon some breasts, and/or nipple discharge (if you are not large oregon breastfeeding), which whitethorn person humor successful it.

Other symptoms whitethorn see a alteration successful the signifier oregon look of the nipple, specified arsenic it turning inwards oregon a rash connected it.