Hollyoaks' Ali Bastain rushed to hospital after heartbreaking cancer diagnosis

Hollyoaks star, Ali Bastian, who played Becca Dean in the Channel 4 soap, ended up in A&E on the weekend amid her ongoing battle with breast cancer

Former Hollyoaks actress, Ali Bastian, was rushed into hospital at the weekend following her shock cancer diagnosis.

The mum-of-two, 42, who played Becca Dean in the Channel 4 soap, was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer last month. Admitting she was left in shock when medics delivered the devastating news, Ali first found a lump in her breast when she was feeding her daughter, Isabella.

On the weekend, the actress, who is having weekly chemotherapy, was taken into hospital. Thanking everyone who had looked after her as she recovered at home, she shared a selfie in which she's seen bundled up against the cold, wearing a puffer jacket, woolly hat and sunglasses. Telling her followers she was now resting at home in Ireland, Ali wrote: “Thank you so much to all at Cork University Hospital A&E for taking care of me this weekend. Back home now getting some fresh air and some rest.”

Last week, Ali admitted she was worried she'd be seen as a "cancer patient" when she lost her hair after being diagnosed with the illness. The actress, who will undergo a mastectomy and radiotherapy treatment early next year, first found a lump when she breastfeeding her daughter Isabella. Doctors first thought it could be a blocked duct, but when antibiotics didn't stop the soreness, she went to a specialist clinic where tests revealed the cancer.

Now, the mum-of-two admits she didn't want to be labelled a "patient" for fears of losing her identity. She said she was happy to "trot around with a bald head" when she was at home, but feared that it was "all anyone would see".

Speaking to The Sun's Fabulous magazine, Ali said the first time she took her wig off, she was only worried for a "split second" at the thought of revealing her shaved head. She shared: "Then it felt all right, and then it just felt normal. I'm hot and my bald head needs some air!"

Last month, she shared the moment she cut her hair off on Instagram, explaining it was a "small price to pay for the chance to be well again".

In another update shared on social media, Ali posted a snap of herself wearing a hair wrap around her head. She said, bravely: "Some days you don['t] my feel like the fighter people tell you you are, and that's ok too. This is not an easy path. There is cortisol in tears and they are better out than in."

* If you have been affected by this story, advice and support can be found at Breast Cancer Support.

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