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Coronation Street star who beat breast cancer is aiming to save lives by travelling the globe to break taboo

Actress Victoria Ekanoye has been an inspiration to many after speaking out about her breast cancer journey. And now the former Coronation Street star is travelling the globe with a mission to save lives while breaking a taboo.

The Bury actress and singer was diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2021. She underwent a double mastectomy just months after welcoming her baby boy Theo with her partner Jonny Lomas.

Victoria, 41, was diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ - when cancer cells have developed within the milk ducts in the breast. She visited three separate doctors to get a diagnosis after having a 'gut feeling' that something wasn't right.

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The mother-of-one, who gave birth to Theo in January 2021, found a lump while she was breastfeeding her baby boy. Ahead of her surgery Victoria, who played Angie Appleton in Corrie, dazzled at a 'Bye Bye Boobies' party to raise funds for Prevent Breast Cancer and Sickle Cell Care Manchester.

Victoria, who starred in The Lion King in the West End and played Angie in Coronation Street from 2017 until 2019, is now filming a documentary called The Naked Truth to shine a light on the 'challenges and triumphs' of black women living with cancer in Afica and the African diaspora. She and her crew will be filming in Nigeria, South Africa, Morocco, Kentya, America and in the UK.

"I'm filming a global breast cancer documentary called The Naked Truth," she told us. "I've been as open as I possibly can be about my cancer journey in the hope that it will encourage others to advocate for themselves, as that's one the reasons I'm here today to be able to do this.

"As a patron of Prevent Breast Cancer with my mum, who

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