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I’m A Celebrity‘s Beverley Callard has given a health update after undergoing surgery for breast cancer and an agonising two-month wait for the results.
The Coronation Street legend, 69, announced her heartbreaking early-stage diagnosis on February 6, and 14 days later, underwent an operation in which she had multiple lymph nodes removed as a precaution.
Speaking in an Instagram video on Thursday, she said that while her cancer was successfully removed, it had spread to one of her lymph nodes.
Beverley said her consultant from the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital had said the surgery ‘went really well’ and they ‘cut the cancer out’.
In the video, actress added: ‘They’re pleased with how the surgery went, and they also took three lymph nodes.
‘And this is how she explained it to me: the lymph nodes are like a staircase, and if cancer is in the lymph nodes, it sort of tends to climb up the stairs. That’s oversimplifying it, but just to help explain.’
I’m A Celebrity’s Beverley Callard has given a health update after undergoing surgery for breast cancer and an agonising two-month wait for the results
Beverley continued: ‘They took three and cancer is in the first lymph node, it’s not in the second, two and three. So it is there, but it’s only small.’
The lymph node containing the cancer will be ‘sent to America’ to determine ‘how aggressive’ the disease is, which Beverley will find out in a few weeks.
She said: ‘If it’s aggressive, then I will have to undergo chemo first and then, after that, radiotherapy.
‘If it’s not aggressive, I will have the radiotherapy as was planned. So, I’ve just got to wait and see now again.’
Beverley explained how she felt bittersweet after finding out the results and added: ‘In one way, it was kind of good news that the surgeries worked well, which I’m really pleased about, but because it’s in the lymph nodes, it’s still a worry. And still a waiting time, which is an absolute pain.
‘But there we go, and I’m sure loads of you have been through the same thing. So that’s the state of play.’
Earlier this month, Beverley said she ‘cannot paint a smile on her face’ as she revealed her breast cancer surgery results had been delayed due to a backlog.
The soap star revealed she has been battling the disease after being diagnosed just after she relocated to Dublin to start her new job on Irish soap Fair City.
Speaking in an Instagram video on Thursday, she said that while her cancer was successfully removed, it had spread to one of her lymph nodes
The actress also sparked health concerns among I’m A Celebrity fans as she was seen tackling brutal trials days after sharing an update on her cancer battle.
The Coronation Street legend has been among the returning favourites appearing on the I’m A Celebrity South Africa spin-off.
Unlike the regular Australia series, the show was almost entirely pre-recorded in September 2025, with a live final set to reveal the winner later this month.
In February 2026, Beverley revealed she had been diagnosed with breast cancer – and some I’m A Celebrity viewers were unaware South Africa was recorded months ago and shared their confusion.
One viewer wrote in concern for Beverley: ‘When was this recorded? I thought Beverly was going through cancer treatment and was ill?’
