{"id":2088390,"date":"2026-08-11T17:33:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T14:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2088390"},"modified":"2026-08-11T17:33:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T14:33:00","slug":"the-office-star-lucy-davis-reveals-incurable-breast-cancer-diagnosis-im-trying-to-live-out-whatever-might-be-left-of-my-life-in-as-fun-a-way-as-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2088390","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Office\u2019 star Lucy Davis reveals \u201cincurable\u201d breast cancer diagnosis: \u201cI\u2019m trying to live out whatever might be left of my life in as fun a way as I possibly can\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lucy_davis_2017.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>TV News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">\u2018The Office\u2019 star Lucy Davis reveals \u201cincurable\u201d breast cancer diagnosis: \u201cI\u2019m trying to live out whatever might be left of my life in as fun a way as I possibly can\u201d<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The actor, beloved for her role as Dawn Tinsley in the BBC sitcom, shared the news 18 months after first receiving her diagnosis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-11T18:33:00+01:00\">11th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lucy_davis_2017-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"Warner Bros. Studio Tour Celebrates Opening Of \"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Lucy Davis attends the opening of the &#8220;Wonder Woman&#8221; Behind-The-Scenes Experience at Warner Bros. Studios on July 31, 2017 in Burbank, California.  (Photo by Paul Archuleta\/FilmMagic)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><i>The Office<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i>star Lucy Davis has revealed she has been diagnosed with \u201cincurable\u201d breast cancer, but is determined to live in \u201cas fun a way as I possibly can\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The 53-year-old actor, who famously played Dawn Tinsley in the classic UK sitcom, shared the news in a post on Instagram today (August 11), explaining that she had received her diagnosis\u00a018 months\u00a0ago but had kept it private until now.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cA year and a half ago I\u00a0was\u00a0diagnosed with Stage 4 Breast Cancer, which has\u00a0metastasized to\u00a0my bones,\u201d she wrote. \u201cSpecifically\u00a0to my spine, right hip and my ribs.\u00a0The cancer\u00a0is incurable, and too late for chemo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said the first sign had not been a conventional lump, but \u201crather a kind of hard spot\u201d that was \u201creally tiny\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI almost didn\u2019t bother getting it checked,\u201d she continued. \u201cSo I guess I\u2019m saying don\u2019t ignore anything \u2013 get everything checked out.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Db56lZKNliF\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Davis said she is now \u201ctrying to live out whatever might be left of my life in as fun a way as I possibly can\u201d, explaining that the pain can now make it difficult to stand or walk for\u00a0long\u00a0periods\u00a0and she sometimes uses a wheelchair.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe thing that has been most vital to me is\u00a0humour,\u201d she added. \u201cI asked my friends and family to make fun of me as much as possible (which they\u2019re really good at), and most importantly of all to not treat me like a sick person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said she was \u201cnot scared of whatever comes next\u201d and was \u201cat peace with it\u201d, although she conceded that it was \u201cfar harder\u201d for her family than it is for her.<\/p>\n<p>In the accompanying video, she read out a poem common among cancer patients: \u201cRing this bell three times well. Its toll to\u00a0clearly say: my treatment\u2019s done, this course is run, and I am on my way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>David is the daughter of comedian Jasper Carrott and played Dawn,\u00a0whose\u00a0on-off romance with Martin Freeman\u2019s Tim Canterbury was central to the emotional core of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant\u2019s\u00a0<i>The Office<\/i>,\u00a0which ran from 2001 to 2003.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Her other credits include\u00a0<i>Shaun\u00a0Of\u00a0The\u00a0Dead<\/i>,\u00a0<i>Wonder Woman<\/i>, <i>Pride And Prejudice<\/i>, <i>Ugly Betty <\/i>and\u00a0<i>Black Books<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>This year marked the 25th\u00a0anniversary of\u00a0<i>The Office<\/i>, and\u00a0Freeman and Mackenzie Crook reunited for a BBC retrospective special last month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap 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confirms<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><i>The Office<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i>star Lucy Davis has revealed she has been diagnosed with \u201cincurable\u201d breast cancer, but is determined to live in \u201cas fun a way as I possibly can\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The 53-year-old actor, who famously played Dawn Tinsley in the classic UK sitcom, shared the news in a post on Instagram today (August 11), explaining that she had received her diagnosis\u00a018 months\u00a0ago but had kept it private until now.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cA year and a half ago I\u00a0was\u00a0diagnosed with Stage 4 Breast Cancer, which has\u00a0metastasized to\u00a0my bones,\u201d she wrote. \u201cSpecifically\u00a0to my spine, right hip and my ribs.\u00a0The cancer\u00a0is incurable, and too late for chemo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said the first sign had not been a conventional lump, but \u201crather a kind of hard spot\u201d that was \u201creally tiny\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI almost didn\u2019t bother getting it checked,\u201d she continued. \u201cSo I guess I\u2019m saying don\u2019t ignore anything \u2013 get everything checked out.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Db56lZKNliF\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Davis said she is now \u201ctrying to live out whatever might be left of my life in as fun a way as I possibly can\u201d, explaining that the pain can now make it difficult to stand or walk for\u00a0long\u00a0periods\u00a0and she sometimes uses a wheelchair.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe thing that has been most vital to me is\u00a0humour,\u201d she added. \u201cI asked my friends and family to make fun of me as much as possible (which they\u2019re really good at), and most importantly of all to not treat me like a sick person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said she was \u201cnot scared of whatever comes next\u201d and was \u201cat peace with it\u201d, although she conceded that it was \u201cfar harder\u201d for her family than it is for her.<\/p>\n<p>In the accompanying video, she read out a poem common among cancer patients: \u201cRing this bell three times well. Its toll to\u00a0clearly say: my treatment\u2019s done, this course is run, and I am on my way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>David is the daughter of comedian Jasper Carrott and played Dawn,\u00a0whose\u00a0on-off romance with Martin Freeman\u2019s Tim Canterbury was central to the emotional core of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant\u2019s\u00a0<i>The Office<\/i>,\u00a0which ran from 2001 to 2003.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Her other credits include\u00a0<i>Shaun\u00a0Of\u00a0The\u00a0Dead<\/i>,\u00a0<i>Wonder Woman<\/i>, <i>Pride And Prejudice<\/i>, <i>Ugly Betty <\/i>and\u00a0<i>Black Books<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>This year marked the 25th\u00a0anniversary of\u00a0<i>The Office<\/i>, and\u00a0Freeman and Mackenzie Crook reunited for a BBC retrospective special last month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/tv\/the-office-star-lucy-davis-reveals-incurable-breast-cancer-diagnosis-im-trying-to-live-out-whatever-might-be-left-of-my-life-in-as-fun-a-way-as-i-possibly-can-3961987&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lucy_davis_2017.jpg&#8221;] NewsTV News \u2018The Office\u2019 star Lucy Davis reveals \u201cincurable\u201d breast cancer diagnosis: \u201cI\u2019m trying to live out whatever might be left of my life in as fun a way as I possibly can\u201d The actor, beloved for her role as Dawn Tinsley in the BBC sitcom, shared the news 18 months after [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[78],"class_list":["post-2088390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2088390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2088390"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2088390\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2088390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2088390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2088390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}