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Sunday Brunch presenter Morgan McGlynn Carr has been diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer at the age of 38 after finding a lump in her breast and going to three different doctors for help.

Sharing a photo of herself from her hospital bed, she wrote:: “On the eve of my daughter’s first birthday, I found a lump in my right breast. I’d recently stopped breastfeeding and assumed it was related. But my husband made me promise to go to the doctor first thing Monday – and, by pure chance it happened to be CoppaFeel! Week. My feed was full of women talking about breast cancer.

“The GP said it was definitely breastfeeding-related. The breast clinic consultant said she was 99% sure it was nothing. I got a third opinion and that decision saved my life… Trust your gut. Always.”

Revealing she received her diagnosis last October, Sunday Brunch’s resident cheesemonger continued: “In October 2024, I was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer. It was nothing short of earth-shattering.

“But we’ve done our best to keep life as normal as possible for our daughter.”

According to Macmillan, triple negative breast cancer is a less common type of breast cancer. About one in five breast cancers are triple negative (15 to 20%).

Those with triple negative cancers have cells which don’t have receptors for the hormones oestrogen and progesterone and a protein called Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2).

Megan, who married husband Ben Carr in 2022, explained she was given a week before her chemotherapy started to “get her ducks in a row”, which included IVF and egg retrieval.

She explained: “Treatment is different for every person. No two paths are the same. But here’s what happened to me.

“I was given a week before chemo to get my ducks in a row, which included chopping my hair off and IFV and egg retrieval, something I’m incredibly grateful I was able to do.

“Then came six months of weekly chemotherapy. The hardest thing I’ve ever done.

“Some weeks I sat for 13 hours at a time, thanks to my friends who kept me company. And for those who’ve been through the cold cap, you’ll know it’s no joke.

“I had to catch my breath and get through the hardest parts before sharing this. So why now?”

Morgan added: “Because if even one person sees this and it prompts them to check a lump or get a second opinion, it could save a life. Please trust your gut.”

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A former EastEnders actor has died. Soap and theatre star Frank Barrie has died at the age of 88, his agent has confirmed. According to a statement from his agency, Scott Marshall Partners, Barrie died peacefully at home surrounded by his family.

The statement read: “It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our beloved client, Frank Barrie, at the age of 88. He died peacefully at home, with his wife Mary and daughter Julia.”

The Yorkshire-born actor played Edward Bishop in the BBC soap from 2010 to 2011; his character was the leader of the local church choir and embarked on a romance with Dot Cotton, played by the late June Brown.

On the stage, Barrie was a member of Sir Laurence Olivier’s National Theatre Company at the Old Vic, and was praised for his numerous Shakespearean and other stage roles, including The Woman In Black and Lunch With Marlene.

His one-man show Macready! played in 65 countries worldwide, representing GB at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Arts Festival in Australia.

Barrie also made more than 150 screen appearances, including in shows such as Emergency Ward 10, No Hiding Place, Softly, Softly, Special Branch, On Giant’s Shoulders and Queen Of Swords.

In 1983, he played Eglamour in the BBC TV adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Two Gentlemen Of Verona. He also found success as a director on productions of Shylock, JM Barrie and The Life And Loves Of Edith Wharton, all of which toured internationally.

Barrie’s writing credits include Wellington, The Family At Ham, The Devil You Know and The Other Woman, which was broadcast by the BBC, starring the late Dame Thora Hird.

The actor met his wife while attending Hull University, where he was president of the debating union. Barrie died on June 30. Tributes have since poured in on social media for the late star.

One user on X, formerly known as Twitter said: “Very sad to hear about the passing of the great actor, Frank Barrie. I worked with Frank only once, but it was a rich experience. He was a gentleman, a teacher and a supportive wing man. A true man of the theatre, who will be sadly missed. RIP.”

Another penned: “Sad to hear of the passing of two great actors within the last few weeks. Wonderful onstage and even greater men off….RIP Michael G Jones and Frank Barrie……”

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Peter Andre’s wife Dr Emily MacDonagh has explained their decision to not have any more children after welcoming three kids – Amelia, Theo and Arabella

Peter Andre’s wife Dr Emily MacDonagh has revealed the pair do not plan to have anymore children. Peter and Emily share three kids together – Amelia, Theo and Arabella – and she is also stepmother to Peter’s eldest children, Princess and Junior.

However, Emily has now revealed her family won’t grown any further as she doesn’t plan to have any more kids. Speaking on Giovanna Fletcher’s podcast, Happy Mum Happy Baby, she opened up about her difficult third pregnancy and birth and said there was no chance of her and Peter having any more children.

Asked if there’s a chance of them having anymore kids, she said: “It’s absolutely cemented now but we always said it would be the last anyway. We don’t have anymore bedrooms for starters so that’s a good enough reason.

“The car is full. We don’t even have a seven seater anymore because Junior and Princess can drive.”

Discussing the family dynamic, she said: “They have a lovely relationship together. Even though the older two have their own lives, so they’re busy and doing their own thing, when they see the younger kids, and they’re so sweet and they get the biggest hugs.

“The age gap is so big that it makes it easier because they’re not in competition with each other. Like the younger ones understand that there’s a different set of rules for the older ones because they’re grown ups.”

Elsewhere, Emily opened up about her bond with Princess and Junior and how important that is to her.

“I always feel lucky that they’ve kind of accepted me into their family. And I think then, when we had Millie and Theo – and Belle as well – it kind of cements you even more as a family. But I always feel like, you know, I’m not their mum, and that’s something I always have to make sure I tread carefully with. I always see it, I think I would see it a bit more like being a big sister,” she said.

“Which, I don’t know if that’s the right way to look at it, but I think, you know, I always try and give them guidance, but I wouldn’t overstep that. Like, I obviously try and support them like I would do with my own kids. I always try and be the same. I’m quite strict though, on my kids. That’s what I would say to the older kids – it’s lucky there’s an age gap, you know?”

She added: “Because then you guys don’t need to worry about, like, silly rules I have. I’m like, you guys can be exempt because you’re older. The age gap is enough that my kids don’t ask the question, ‘Why are they allowed to have the screens?'”