Hollyoaks' Jennifer Metcalfe reveals she suffered a terrifying health scare after finding a lump in her breast
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Hollyoaks star Jennifer Metcalfe has revealed she suffered a terrifying health scare after finding a lump in her breast.
The actress, 40, who plays Mercedes McQueen on the Channel 4 soap, shared on Instagram that she quickly contacted doctors for an examination.
Jennifer reassured her followers that after having the lump checked out, she was reassured that it's 'nothing to worry about.'
Posting a snap at the medical centre where she sought treatment, Jennifer wrote: 'Found a lump in my boob and @pallmallmedical made sure I was seen to so quickly...all the staff are so lovely.
'Turns out nothing to worry about but if u [sic] need a fast descreet [sic] appointment I would highly recommend them.'
Hollyoaks star Jennifer Metcalfe has revealed she suffered a terrifying health scare after finding a lump in her breast
It was reported earlier this year that due to cuts at Channel 4, a number of changes were on the way including less episodes per week, all at a shorter time.
With the changes came the sad news that jobs would be cut, with cast and crew axed. A number of fan favourites have left the soap with Stephanie Waring, Ross Adams and Emma Rigby being some of the big names set to leave the show.
Other departures have seen Owen Warner, Jamelia and Theo Graham all leave in recent months.
The soap has planned a dramatic time jump a year into the future to apparently explain some of the exits, after reports up to 20 characters would be leaving the village.
It was revealed in May that Hollyoaks had become the latest soap to be hit by stringent budget cuts, with show bosses planning to reduce the workforce by 40 per cent.
It's also been teased a massive stunt will air prior to the time jump, and before the new era of the show begins.
Earlier this year Hollyoaks boss Hannah Cheers said of the changes: 'When we started talking about the move to three episodes a week, we realised we needed a mechanism through which to transition our stories and characters and we kept coming back to this one. It's bold, daring and is a first for a UK soap; it sums Hollyoaks up perfectly.
'The new three episode pattern offers us a different model of storytelling, which means we'll see characters on screen for much longer.
The soap star who plays Mercedes McQueen on the Channel 4 soap, shared on Instagram that she quickly contacted doctors for an examination
'Our viewers are really smart; in order to serve them well we need to kick off this new structure in a meaningful way. Fast-forwarding the show permanently by a year presents us with unlimited story possibilities.
'Very sadly, we are going to have to say goodbye to some much-loved Hollyoaks villagers and some earlier than we would have expected to.
'It's not kind to our characters or our audience to have a drawn-out stream of goodbyes on screen and a heightened stunt didn't feel like the right approach.
'We also want the flexibility to see favourite characters again and we got really excited about how this would work.'
