Alex Kingston has disclosed she is recovering after secretly fighting uterine cancer last year. The Strictly Come Dancing contestant, who is paired with Johannes Radebe in this year's competition, received her shocking diagnosis following a terrifying incident where she "haemorrhaged" whilst performing in a production at Chichester Festival last summer.

Originally, Alex had dismissed her symptoms, including bloating and discomfort, as simply "old age" and she "just sort of accepted it" – but she now understands these were warning signs of her condition. Following her diagnosis, which she described as a "shock", the former ER actress, 62, subsequently had a hysterectomy and radiotherapy treatment, and has now opened up about her health battle for the first time.

Remembering the moment she

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