Beverley Callard has been dealt another heartbreaking blow amid her c@ncer battle. After a “hell of a week”, she’s now had to cancel something huge — and the reason has left her plans in pieces.
Beverley Callard has opened up about the toll her cancer treatment is continuing to take, admitting she still does not feel like herself after being forced to cancel plans for a close friend’s wedding.
The 69-year-old actress, best known for playing Liz McDonald in Coronation Street, revealed earlier this year that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer around the time she joined Irish soap Fair City.
Since then, Beverley has continued updating fans on her health while trying to keep working through treatment.
In a candid video shared on Friday night, she admitted the past week had been particularly difficult.
“Oh, it’s been a hell of a week,” she said.
While her time at work had been positive, with strong scripts and enjoyable scenes alongside fellow actors, Beverley explained that the long days had eventually caught up with her.
She said returning to work had helped take her mind away from everything happening medically, but the physical impact remained impossible to ignore.
More Tests Ahead After Radiotherapy
Beverley recently completed radiotherapy but revealed she is now preparing for further tests and scans.
The first is expected to take place on Thursday, when she will undergo an endoscopy under sedation.
She explained that doctors want to carry out further checks to see how everything is progressing.
Although Beverley remains positive about the future, she admitted that fatigue has become one of the hardest parts of her recovery.
“I am tired, and I’m not myself yet,” she told followers.
The actress also spoke honestly about how illness can force everything else in life to stop.
“To be honest, the whole thing just makes you put real life on hold, and I find that quite hard,” she said.
That became particularly painful this week when Beverley realised she was not well enough to attend the wedding of someone very close to her.
She had been looking forward to what she described as a “mega Irish wedding”, but ultimately decided she was not ready for an evening of celebrating and partying.
“I’m not up to it,” she admitted.
“I’m not up to partying yet, at all.”
Despite the disappointment, Beverley remained hopeful that the situation would improve.
“I will be, I’m sure, but not just yet,” she added.
Beverley Says She Is ‘Trying My Best’
The former Coronation Street star said she had spent much of the following day resting, aside from taking her dogs for a walk in the countryside.
She thanked supporters for continuing to send her messages and also encouraged people facing their own difficulties to keep sharing how they were doing.
Beverley played Liz McDonald on and off for around three decades and has also appeared in Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps.
She also filmed I’m A Celebrity… South Africa, but was unable to attend the live final because of her illness.
Her latest health update struck a more vulnerable note as she acknowledged that she is still adjusting to life after treatment.
In the caption accompanying her video, Beverley admitted she simply does not feel like herself at the moment but insisted she remains determined to get there.
That message prompted an immediate wave of support from fans.
Some encouraged her to take things one day at a time, while others reminded her to listen to her body and avoid putting pressure on herself to recover too quickly.
One longtime Corrie viewer told Beverley she was “doing fantastic”, while another urged her to “hang in there”.
For Beverley, work may be helping provide moments of normality, but her latest update made clear that recovery is still dictating what she can and cannot do.
Missing an important wedding was another reminder of that reality.
But even while admitting she is tired and “not herself”, Beverley’s message remained hopeful: she may not be ready yet, but she believes she will get there.
