David Tennant’s wife Georgia ‘started planning her funeral’ after being told she had cervical cancer.
The mum-of-five said her life was saved after going for a routine smear test, but has previously spoken about being given the shocking news.
Thankfully, Georgia’s cancer was caught before it spread, with the 38-year-old explaining that she had ‘stopped it, beat it, cut it out’ before it worsened.
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In a 2018 blog post, Georgia said she began to plan her funeral in her head after being told by medics that there had been abnormalities in her cervical screening test - commonly referred to as a smear test - and urged others to make sure they attended screenings when asked.
Sharing a snap of herself in a hospital gown she wrote: "Here I am on 22nd February 2018.
"Although 'tis indeed a fetching look, if you'd like to learn more about why you should never miss a smear test please read the story attached in bio. #cervicalscreeningawarenessweek.
"Before I'd made it up upstairs to tell my husband, I'd started planning my funeral. Having kids takes you to that place pretty quickly I find."
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Georgia had a cervical excision and was later given the news that it was CIN2 - or pre-cancer - but that the procedure had managed to remove it.
She went on: "The lovely doctor called yesterday. Results are back. It was cancer. They've got it all but it was cancer. Survived cancer without ever realising I had it. As you can tell I’m still processing this, it's quite a thing to get your head round.
"My betraying little cervix had begun an attempt to kill me off and by a stroke of baffling luck I had stopped it, beat it, cut it out before it had a chance to make it out of the starting gates (that’s dog racing speak for 'hadn't spread beyond the layers they'd already removed').
"Survived cancer without ever realising I had it. As you can tell I'm still processing this, it's quite a thing to get your head round. The swirling storm cloud of 'what ifs?'. I'm currently half terrified child, half superhero.
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"If the first part of the story didn't hit home, I hope this bit does. From borderline changes to cancer to cancer free in mere months. It really could have been a different story. One I will be forever grateful I didn't have to tell."
Georgia married Dr Who star David in 2011 and the pair share five children together.
Topics: Celebrity, Health, David Tennant
Claire Reid