Coronation Street icon Tracy Shaw, 52, reveals breast cancer diagnosis

Coronation Street icon, Tracy Shaw, has revealed she’s recently been diagnosed with breast cancer.

‘I’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer,’ she told her fans.

Originally, I was going to be having surgery in two weeks, but because my results have come back… it means I have to have chemo for five months before, then, hopefully, surgery to have the lumps removed.’
She finished by saying that, following that, there would likely be more tests and possibly more surgery.

Tracy captioned the video: ‘Love to everyone who is also going through this journey, looking forward to hearing from you all, especially you amazing survivors.’
Following her announcement, Tracy has been met with a wave of support from friends, fans, and well-wishers.

‘Tracy, sending lots of love to you and the boys,’ wrote Corrie co-star Denise Welch, while Jane Danson added: ‘Oh Tracy, I’m sorry to hear you are going this.

Sending love darling’.

Fan Jane Mansfield meanwhile commented: ‘I am gutted for u @tracy.k.shaw you are my childhood memories in @coronationstreet growing up, please keep positive, u r a amazing lady, a hero of mine for years.’
An actress and singer, Tracy is best known for playing Maxine, the wife of Ashley Peacock on Corrie.

Maxine was sadly killed off in one of the soap’s most memorable storylines when she was murdered by Richard Hillman.

‘Leaving Coronation Street was one of the hardest decisions I have ever had to make,’ she said in a statement at the time.

I have had a fantastic seven years, worked on some fabulous storylines and made some great friends.

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‘I am very excited about the future, I am already talking to people about possible projects, and although I am nervous about saying goodbye to such a big part of my life, I am relishing the prospect of new challenges.’
It was later reported that Tracy decided to quit the show after bosses tried to cut her pay by £20,000 a year.

Since leaving the cobbles, she’s appeared on TV series like Mile High, Doctors, and Casualty.

She’s also led several pantos and gone on several national theatre tours.

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