The Office, Wonder Woman, and Shaun of the Dead Actor Lucy Davis Reveals Terminal Cancer Diagnosis

Lucy Davis, champion known for her roles successful the archetypal U.K. mentation of The Office, Wonder Woman (2017), and Shaun of the Dead, has revealed that she’s been diagnosed with terminal cancer.

The histrion announced the quality successful an Instagram station connected August 11, 2026, explaining that she was diagnosed with signifier 4 bosom crab successful aboriginal 2025. Since then, it has dispersed to her bones, metastasizing to her spine, close hip, and ribs.

“The crab is incurable, and excessively precocious for chemo,” she wrote. “The archetypal lump that I felt wasn't a ‘lump’ arsenic such; rather, a benignant of hard spot. Really tiny. I astir didn’t fuss getting it checked. So I conjecture I’m saying don’t disregard thing — get everything checked out.”

She confirmed that she is “trying to unrecorded retired immoderate mightiness beryllium left” of her beingness successful “as amusive a way” arsenic she can.

“The happening that has been astir captious to maine is humour. I asked my friends and household to marque amusive of maine arsenic overmuch arsenic imaginable (which they’re truly bully at), and astir importantly of each to not dainty maine similar a sick person. There’s thing that volition marque you consciousness much unwell than being treated arsenic if you’re unwell,” she explained.

“I’m not frightened of immoderate comes next. I’m astatine bid with it. I’ll spot my Gracie sooner than expected, and for me, leaving my carnal assemblage conscionable means going home. Any and each grieving is for my family; it’s acold harder for them than for me.”

Ending her note, Davis said she volition proceed her enactment successful carnal rights, saying she is “perfectly capable to bash so,” though she did notation that lasting oregon walking for excessively agelong tin go painful, necessitating the usage of a wheelchair.

“For those of you connected a akin travel to mine, I bash privation you well. Cancer asks a batch from us, physically and mentally. And we each get to bash it nevertheless we choose. Much emotion to you all.”

Fans and chap actors person shown up successful droves to stock their enactment successful the comments section, with Piers Morgan writing, “Lucy, this is specified devastating news. I’m truthful sorry. Your courageousness successful talking astir this truthful honestly says everything astir you. Sending you and your household each my emotion and support.”

Jenna Fischer, champion known for playing Pam Beesly connected the American variation of The Office, besides near a supportive reply. “Beautiful post. Love you lots. And yes to moving with cancer! Let’s dispersed that connection acold and wide! How moving is specified a comfort!”

Lucy Davis has been acting since the aboriginal nineties, opening her vocation with a abbreviated quality successful an occurrence of The Detectives, a amusement that was created by her father. She went connected to lend her talents to bid similar The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and The Office, wherever she played Dawn Tinsley, the receptionist that would yet person an American counterpart successful Pam Beesly. She besides portrayed Etta Candy successful the 2017 Wonder Woman movie, with peculiar cameos successful shows similar Family Guy, Bob’s Burgers, NCIS, and more.

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