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'It was like an alien growing in my stomach': Ex Page 3 model Linda Lusardi reveals her shock after doctors found a tumour the size of an orange on her womb
- Linda Lusardi, 57, was diagnosed with 9cm tumour in her womb
- Star of Emmerdale and The Bill waited weeks to find out if it was cancer
- Gynaecologist said tumour was benign and Linda underwent hysterectomy
Former topless model Linda Lusardi has told how she was 'numb with shock' and feared she had cancer after doctors found a 9cm tumour on her womb.
The 57-year-old actress, who starred in Emmerdale, immediately thought the worst when she was confronted with the worrying results following a scan.
However Linda told the Mirror that, after a anxious wait, she eventually found out the tumour was benign and is now recovering after undergoing a hysterectomy last week.
Former Page 3 model Linda Lusardi has told how she felt numb with shock after doctors told her they had found a tumour the size of a large orange in her stomach. Above, Linda at 55 launching her own clothing line
Recalling the appointment when she got her diagnosis, Linda explained that at first she was too shocked to cry.
But she said: 'I got into my car to call my husband Sam. When I heard the word "tumour" coming out of my mouth it really hit me. You think: "What will my family do if I die?".During an agonising three week wait, the actress - originally from Wood Green in London - kept her health fears from her children Lucy, 19, and Jack, 16, and tried to block out her worries by keeping busy.
It wasn't the first time Linda had experienced a cancer scare, as she'd previously had eight benign cysts drained from her breasts.
The 57-year-old ex-topless-model and EastEnders actor, above in 1982, left, and in 1952, right, immediately assumed she had cancer when she saw the scan of the growth in her womb at a doctors appointment
Linda, who has already had eight benign cysts drained from her breasts, explained how she attempted to block out her cancer fears by staying busy but suffered constant worry over the tumour
She tried to keep past experience in mind, but admitted that she couldn't help fearing the worst.
The loss of her friend Bernie Nolan, 52, who died from breast cancer two years ago, also weighed on her mind and she admits that she was worried she would suffer the same fate.
She said: 'I’ve had that fear of thinking I could have cancer before with them so you try not to stress. But at the back of your mind you do wonder, "What if this time my luck’s run out?"
'It was like this alien was growing inside my stomach.'
The ex-Dancing On Ice contestant, who was voted the best Page 3 girl of all time in 2005, was referred for a scan in November, after she notice a bulge in her stomach and discovered a hard lump.
Two weeks later the star of The Bill and former Loose Women panelist had an MRI scan, after which she had to wait days for the results.
