Lucy Davis’ father Jasper Carrott has said the family are ‘hopeful for her future’ after his daughter revealed her incurable cancer diagnosis.
The Office star, 53, shared on Tuesday that she’d been diagnosed with stage four breast cancer, and she ‘doesn’t know how long she has left’.
Her comedian dad Jasper, 81, said in a statement to the Daily Mail on Wednesday: ‘This is a very difficult time for the whole family and we have been supporting her in every way possible since her diagnosis.
‘We are so grateful for all the support we have had over this trying time and we are very hopeful for her future being what she wants it to be.
‘We are so proud of our daughter and love her so much,’ he said, before referencing Lucy’s previous health battles, which include a kidney transplant.
He added: ‘The way she has conducted herself through many traumatic health issues is a lesson to us all.
‘We would request privacy for the coming months, but thanks once again for the love and concern shown by so many people.’
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Lucy Davis’ father Jasper Carrott has said the family are ‘hopeful’ after his daughter revealed her incurable cancer diagnosis. Pictured together in 2009
In 1997 Lucy had a kidney transplant using an organ donated by her mother, Hazel. The actress, who is diabetic, required hospital treatment with kidney failure in 2005 but went on to make a full recovery.
Lucy has also been open about her experience with bulimia, which was at its worst when she was going through a divorce in 2011.
In her post on Tuesday, Lucy shared that she first discovered a ‘tiny, hard spot’ in her breast a year ago and nearly ignored it before seeing a doctor.
The star said that despite the cancer being declared incurable she is ‘at peace with whatever comes next’.
Lucy shared her diagnosis alongside an emotional video that showed her ringing the cancer treatment bell, and wrote in her post that she’s been told it’s ‘too late’ for her to undergo chemotherapy.
The star is best known for her role as Dawn Tinsley in Ricky Gervais’ comedy The Office, and went on to star in the DC film Wonder Woman.
She wrote: ‘Hi friends:) I wanted to share something with you all that I’ve kept to myself for a while but for various reasons would like to share now.
‘A year and a half ago I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Breast Cancer, which has metastasised to my bones. Specifically to my spine, right hip, and my ribs. The cancer is incurable, and too late for chemo.
‘The initial lump that I felt, wasn’t a “lump” as such; rather a kind of hard spot. Really tiny. I almost didn’t bother getting it checked. So I guess I’m saying don’t ignore anything – get everything checked out.
‘As of now, I’m trying to live out whatever might be left of my life in as fun a way as I possibly can. I always like to find the teachable moments in anything negative that happens.
‘And cancer has not disappointed in that regard; there’s a lot I have learned from it, and I’m grateful for that.
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Lucy shared her diagnosis alongside a video that showed her ringing the cancer treatment bell, adding that she’s been told it’s ‘too late’ for her to undergo chemotherapy
‘As some of you will know, the pain can really be something else. Standing and walking for too long a time can be hard, and I need to use a wheelchair sometimes (so if you see me toddling around in one, feel free to give me a push!)
‘The thing that has been most vital to me is humour. I asked my friends and family to make fun of me as much as possible (which they’re really good at), and most importantly of all to not treat me like a sick person.’
‘There’s nothing that will make you feel more unwell than being treated as if you’re unwell.
‘I’m not scared of whatever comes next. I’m at peace with it. I’ll see my Gracie [her dog, who died in 2024] sooner than expected, and for me, leaving my physical body just means going home. Any and all grieving is for my family; it’s far harder for them than for me.
‘I’m still going to keep up all my work for animal rights. It’s so important to me. And I still would like to keep working. I’m perfectly able to do so, and acting is one of the biggest joys in my life.
‘For those of you on a similar journey to mine, I do wish you well. Cancer asks a lot from us, physically and mentally. And we all get to do it however we choose. Much love to you all.’
After announcing the news in an Instagram post, many stars offered their own heartfelt messages in the comments.
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The actress pictured with her former husband Owain Yeoman, whom she married in 2006 and divorced in 2011, and her father Jasper
Ricky Gervais posted a heart emoji beneath Lucy’s post, alongside Jenna Fischer, who played an alternative version of Lucy’s character in The Office’s US version, who added a sweet message of solidarity.
Jenna was previously diagnosed with Stage 1 Triple Positive breast cancer in 2023 but it was removed before it could spread to the rest of her body.
She wrote: ‘Beautiful post. Love you lots. And yes to working with cancer! Let’s spread that message far and wide! How working is such a comfort!’
Other comments included Amanda Abbington, who was previously in a relationship with Lucy’s co-star on The Office Martin Freeman, and worked with Lucy on the series Married Single Other in 2010.
She wrote: ‘Sending you the biggest cuddle and all my love, love, love, love, love. You are and have always been an incredible f*****g woman. I adore you.
‘What larks we had when we worked together. Here if you need anything. Even if it’s just a catch up. Beautiful f*****g woman. xxxxxxxxxx.’
Lucy made a name for herself as Dawn in Gervais’ The Office, and she has since gone on to appear in The Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina as one of the lead’s aunts, Hilda Spellman. She also played Etta Candy in the 2017 Wonder Woman movie, and had filmed US comedy series Amy From Amarillo.
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I've updated this 15th Sept 2024 I'm Michael Casey from Birmingham England, the fat silver haired writer in shades. Beware of Others with the EXACT SAME NAME, they are not me, and would not want to be me ... use Google UK to find me, otherwise Posh Americans pop up I've done loads of writing, about 3,000,000 Words worth over 36years now But before I started to write, I LISTENED to BBC Radio 4 for 20 years, from the age of 10 or younger Frank Brown our lodger, went back to County Tyrone and he gifted us his Bush Radio. He'd be nearly 102 now if he is still alive, so say a prayer for him 56 years in love with words, and I still look so dashing. I have a picture in the attic, just like Dorian Gray I've also had an interest in Politics for 56 years with my dad heckling the tv and Politicians. I almost immediately had a hit, a play called Shoplife was accepted but not finally produced by a Theatre. The Kenneth More Theatre, so thank them for sparing you all. This was back in 1989 yes, 35 years ago, the play was written in 1988. So since then I'm more than good enough, as a writer. Anything else..... I also ignore those who just cannot write, pick your own candidate I tend to write Comedy as I'd rather make you laugh than cry I have written over 2000 short pieces of writing, yes 2000 " (c) by Michael Casey" If you include "chats" 5000 samples, all told, the chats do NOT go into my books when I compile them. My first book ,a full length comedy/drama is The Butcher The Baker and The Undertaker You can read translations of it here on this site Up to 20 different languages/translations have been read on the same day via this site, here on Wordpress look fo Translations Galore page, and more And in over 167 Countries world wide too so you have no excuse, find your own language and read The Butcher The Baker and The Undertaker or Quick Stories or any other of the books in Translation on my Wordpress This proves to me that the humour does travel I have readers in over 167 countries now, just to repeat myself From Nepal to American Samoa and all places North South East and West Or its just a hit man on the run, or whatever Unknown Region Means It may also mean that only non English Speakers like my stuff Coverage but lacking penetration as marketing folks might say I did get 21,000 readers in 3 weeks for the Polish version of In Search of an Indian Princess. which is basically the final 3 chapters of The Butcher The Baker and The Undertaker all by word of mouth. And 50,000 plus in Christmas week 2021 If you add up all the downloads from my Wordpress + 13,000 when somebody stole the file. I have had more copies than Boris Johnson's Churchill book distributed. Maybe 40,000 copies . Not made a penny from it, free downloads in multiple languages. Reverse Logic, if the world knows me, eventually somebody will pay me But in reality I'll be dead first, and then just 2 pennies to pay the ferryman is enough I've cut the Plaudits, you can read/decide for yourself As for my life, I was born in the shadow of a Brewery, I was a computer operator for a market research company into alcohol sales, 21 years altogether, StatsMR Call centre guy, like everybody once in their life I was also a Trainee Betting Shop Manager I was a concierge and 10 other roles at Crowne Plaza NEC Birmingham for 3 years. Spent 3 years at Pinsent Masons Law firm in Birmingham I even hid a copy of my comic novel "BBU" in the Law Library at Pinsent Masons, well just for a day.. I did a few other jobs too, working life in reverse so to speak and I was an Esol English teacher in an Islamic school, for a year, I knew I could teach. I got Excellent, Excellent and Exemplary on the external assessment, yes really And I asked them to pray for me at least once a day beside which I've had a Shanghai connection for 20+ years now, including 2 bilingual daughters and being a hausfrau a long time too, I'm a great dad, as I've had lots of time with my daughters I can always make somebody talk or laugh I believe my short stories could be used to teach English, just package them up correctly or App them Or a Tale a Day from Michael, a story telling App What else, I was brawn and brains, I used to be as strong as an Ox, now I just smell like one We have a cat called Totoro, my daughters wanted a pet I said they could have a dog if I died , or a cat if I had a heart attack. A few weeks after that in Jan 2015 I had an Unplanned Quadruple Heart Bypass , it was supposed to be a triple but it ended up a Quadruple, 33% extra free so to speak. Now with an add on Hernia, the size of your fist, pushing through my bypass scar, it hurts when I laugh, so don't make me laugh I also have arthritis and other hindrances that hobble my body and give me pain galore. But my mind is free, though having read my stories you may wish I didn't bother But I'll ignore you, and carry on regardless. I do get heckled by my own Tinnitus these past 5 years+, so I have music on all night long to drown it out. I sleep with Miley, Taylor, Eric Clapton and Will Young, maybe I should buy a bigger bed, or just get a better mattress. Tinnitus is a curse, just trust me I know, each day I wake up, Tinnitus SCREAMS at me for a full hour till it calms down or not at all, a merry go around of noise That's the end of the tidy version of my life To finish here's the list of my 20 books, so far:- 1.The Butcher The Baker and The Undertaker 2.Shoplife 3.Essays and Plays 4.Blogs 2011 5.300 and Not OUT 6.Shorts 2013 7.More Shorts 2014 8.Quick Stories 9.Still Alive 2015 10.Undiscovered Words 2016 11.Still Smiling 2017 12.Altogether Now 13.New Horizons 14.14 Up 15.15 Down 16.Sweet Sixteen 17. 17 Again 18. 18 New Views 19. The Final Cut of the 19th Hole 20. 2020 Words 21. Tinnitus Tales 2020 to 2024 I write bullet point stuff mainly now as Tinnitus stops me from getting in the zone to write, story stories. (c) by Michael Casey stuff though my bullet points are better than some "writers" discuss, miaow. That's why I dream of a speed typist, so I could dictate from the sofa https://www.amazon.co.uk/Michael-Casey/e/B00571G0YC to buy ebooks Loads of Korean and Arabic translations downloaded from my Wordpress, 1000s of them Quick Stories in Korean is a big hit. Maybe Kim in North Korea should read my books, instead of wasting his countries resources on what? Just keeping one person in power, him? Instead of joining the real world and opening a string on golf courses. That way we could get rid of Trump too. Into the sunset, as they play golf. Tears for a Butcher will be the sequel to BBU, and it too will be 600pages, however I really need a speed typist to put it down, while I sit and dictate like Barbara Cartland, and hopefully my speed typist would be impressed. we'd marry have half Korean kids, and form a Kpop band with our 4 new kids, with me as manager. my 2 daughters are at University now, so if you finally pay me, I can pass it on to them And yes this is more for my bucket list, as Tinnitus keeps me awake too much, 6 months of not sleeping till dawn is really killing me, it is the worse thing in my life ever, and I've had far to many horrible things. That's why I go the other direction and write comedy Michael Casey aka the fat silver haired writer in shades from Birmingham England a bit more About the author I've updated this today 13th April 2023 I'm Michael Casey from Birmingham England, the fat silver haired writer in shades. Beware of Others with the EXACT SAME NAME, they are not me, and would not want to be me ... I've done loads of writing, about 2,000,000 Words worth over 35 years now But before I started I LISTENED to BBC Radio 4 for 20 years, from the age of 10 or younger Frank Brown our lodger, went back to County Tyrone and he gifted us his Bush Radio. He'd be nearly 100 now if he is still alive, so say a prayer for him 50 years in love with words, and I still look so dashing. I have a picture in the attic, just like Dorian Gray I've also had an interest in Politics for 50 years with my dad heckling the tv and Politicians. I almost immediately had a hit, a play called Shoplife was accepted but not finally produced by a Theatre. The Kenneth More Theatre, so thank them for sparing you all. This was back in 1989 yes, 30 years plus ago, the play was written in 1988. So since then I'm more than good enough, as a writer. Anything else..... I also had other high praise, so I ignore all the nasty negative people who use too much alliteration. I also ignore those who just cannot write. Today's world has much print, but a page will not refuse ink, as my dad used to say. I tend to write Comedy as I'd rather make you laugh than cry I have written over 2000 short pieces of writing, yes 2000 If you include "chats" about 4200+ samples, not in a jar either so if you count Everything maybe 3,000,000 words the chats do NOT go into my books when I compile them. My first book ,a full length comedy/drama is The Butcher The Baker and The Undertaker You can read translations of it here on this site https://michaelgcaseyfrombirminghamengland.wordpress.com/ Up to 22 different languages/translations have been read on the same day via this site, here on Wordpress and my 3 Bloggers so you have no excuse, find your own language and read The Butcher The Baker and The Undertaker This proves to me that the humour does travel I have readers in over 162 countries now From Nepal to American Samoa and all places North South East and West Or its just a hit man on the run, or whatever Unknown Region Means It may also mean that only non English Speakers like my stuff I did get 21,000 readers in 3 weeks for the Polish version of In Search of an Indian Princess. which is basically the final 3 chapters of The Butcher The Baker and The Undertaker all by word of mouth. and 50,000 in Xmas week 2021 If you add up all the Translated downloads from my Wordpress + 13,000 when somebody stole the file. I have had more copies than Boris Johnson's Churchill book distributed, 40,000 maybe but I got no money for it I also had a low budget film producer take a look at it back in 2013 Book Publishers have said I've made the commissioning editor laugh Radio People say they like my style So close but no cigar is the story of my life, so all you power people, do something useful HELP ME REACH FOR THE SKY from my position in the gutter looking at the stars As for my life, I was a computer operator for a market research company into alcohol sales 21 years altogether, and I was born in the shadow of a Brewery I also was a concierge and 10 other roles at Crowne Plaza NEC Birmingham for 3 years. I even hid a copy of my comic novel "BBU" in the Law Library at Pinsent Masons, well just for a day.. and I was an Esol English teacher in an Islamic school, I knew I could teach. I got Excellent, Excellent and Exemplary on the external assessment beside which I've had a Shanghai connection for 20 years now, including 2 bilingual daughters and being a hausfrau a long time too, I'm a great dad, as I've had lots of time with my daughters I can always make somebody talk or laugh, I am an 19 stone George Clooney look alike Laugh or Die so to speak I believe my short stories could be used to help teach English, just package them up correctly or App them into Michael Casey Story Jukebox What else, I was brawn and brains, I used to be as strong as an Ox, now I just smell like one We have a cat called Totoro, my daughters wanted a pet I said they could have a dog if I died , or a cat if I had a heart attack. A few weeks after that in Jan 2015 I had an Unplanned Quadruple Heart Bypass , it was supposed to be a triple but it ended up a Quadruple, 33% extra free so to speak. Now with an add on Hernia pushing through my bypass scar, it hurts when I laugh, so don't make me laugh I also have arthritis and other hindrances that hobble my body and give me pain galore. But my mind is free, though having read my stories you may wish I didn't bother But I'll ignore you, and carry on regardless. I do get heckled by my own Tinnitus these past 4 years+, so I have music on all night long to drown it out. Tinnitus is a curse, I wake up with so much noise in my head every morning for 3 hours I'm terrified for hours till it calms down It's no joke, drives you to the edge of insanity and beyond Go Google if you don't believe me I sleep with Miley, Taylor, Eric Clapton and Will Young, maybe I should buy a bigger bed, or just get a better mattress. April 2023 I now have a better mattress and duvet too That's the end of the tidy version of my life, if you want more come and buy me a Stella Artois and all will be revealed. Though I've never been much of a drinker, too many alcoholic lodgers puts you off alcohol To finish here's the list of my 20 books, so far:- 1.The Butcher The Baker and The Undertaker 2.Shoplife 3.Essays and Plays 4.Blogs 2011 5.300 and Not OUT 6.Shorts 2013 7.More Shorts 2014 8.Quick Stories 9.Still Alive 2015 10.Undiscovered Words 2016 11.Still Smiling 2017 12.Altogether Now 13.New Horizons 14.14 Up 15.15 Down 16.Sweet Sixteen 17. 17 Again 18. 18 New Views 19. The Final Cut of the 19th Hole 20. 2020 Words 21. Fresh Fields 70,400 words written so far https://www.amazon.co.uk/Michael-Casey/e/B00571G0YC to buy ebooks Tears for a Butcher will be the sequel to BBU, and it too will be 600 pages, if ever I get around to writing it, however I really need a speed typist to put it down, while I sit and dictate like Barbara Cartland, and hopefully my speed typist would be impressed. From Typist to Muse... We go on to have 4 children and form a Kpop band, and I'd be the manager the kids would be called Mathew Mark Luke and John in whatever is the Korean/Japanese or whatever language the typist speaks its better to dream than just die ok, that's your lot, p.s. Don't forget I have readers all over the world, everywhere there is Electricity or maybe only Foreigners like me, The Butcher The Baker and The Undertaker are being read, on the same day, along with my Quick Stories collection of short stories and other books I've placed online in multiple languages so Media groups do get in touch 2000 plus copies of Quick Stories in Korean have been downloaded and 1000s of Arabic translations too other languages are there too, just so you all suffer equally Maybe only foreigners find me funny, or I should just look in that mirror email michaelgcasey@hotmail.com or send a message via Wordpress REAL PEOPLE NOT FRAUDS Spammers beware I don't want any prizes, and I don't believe you have millions to share with me or you are dying. I never click links, too many years using computers, 44, so I know just how much damage RUBBISH can do Leave me in Peace to write when Tinnitus isn't killing me not unless you are a speed typist who wants to type for free while I repose on the sofa behind you Then just maybe Tears for a Butcher will be written a 600 page sequel to The Butcher The Baker and The Undertaker Michael Casey aka the fat silver haired writer in shades from Birmingham Englan https://2.gravatar.com/avatar/efda2dca0de5b9269191b7c8b0102473?s=400&d=mm View all posts by michaelgcasey
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