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krazykitkatFrom smh:
She was the sweetheart who won not only the hearts of television viewers, but also of Australia's favourite television son.
A talented actor in her own right, Belinda Emmett, who died today after a long battle with cancer, shared a love with host Rove McManus that most people would only ever dream of.
Emmett, 32, passed away at Sydney's St Vincent's Hospital. ...
In May 1998, while she was filming the show, the actress revealed that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer.
She was just 24 years of age. ...
But in October 2001, three years after successfully fighting off the disease, she received the devastating news that she had secondary bone cancer.
She was also told by a Sydney oncologist that the cancer, discovered after scans of her back, would ultimately claim her life.
I've shed a few tears. I don't think I've ever even seen her act, but she was the same age as me and it was such a wake up call for many on breast cancer. The couple of times she's appeared in public in the last few years I'd wondered how she was doing, and unfortunately it wasn't a real shock to hear the news this morning. It was always a matter of when. I'm glad they were able to keep it out of the media.
And as much as I can't stand Rove in his professional role, I have much admiration and respect for him as a human being.
She was the sweetheart who won not only the hearts of television viewers, but also of Australia's favourite television son.
A talented actor in her own right, Belinda Emmett, who died today after a long battle with cancer, shared a love with host Rove McManus that most people would only ever dream of.
Emmett, 32, passed away at Sydney's St Vincent's Hospital. ...
In May 1998, while she was filming the show, the actress revealed that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer.
She was just 24 years of age. ...
But in October 2001, three years after successfully fighting off the disease, she received the devastating news that she had secondary bone cancer.
She was also told by a Sydney oncologist that the cancer, discovered after scans of her back, would ultimately claim her life.
I've shed a few tears. I don't think I've ever even seen her act, but she was the same age as me and it was such a wake up call for many on breast cancer. The couple of times she's appeared in public in the last few years I'd wondered how she was doing, and unfortunately it wasn't a real shock to hear the news this morning. It was always a matter of when. I'm glad they were able to keep it out of the media.
And as much as I can't stand Rove in his professional role, I have much admiration and respect for him as a human being.
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Date: 2006-11-12 02:32 am (UTC)Then again, maybe it was his way of coping.
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Date: 2006-11-12 03:34 am (UTC)I guess it also depends how much time did he actually spend working? He might have been able to do some at home too.
She did attend the channel 7 50 years thing in September, and went with him to the Arias a couple of weeks ago, so she must've been doing reasonably.
From the smh:
When Emmett entered hospital on Monday McManus made an urgent flight back from Brisbane, where he had been interviewing rock band U2, to be with his wife.
"He flew straight back and was with her the whole time, they were only doing tests at that stage," the family friend said.
Knowing his wife had to undergo further tests, McManus nearly cancelled his television show on Tuesday night but returned to Melbourne with 20 minutes to spare before going to air.
He was back at his wife's bedside on Wednesday morning.
So sounds like the end was quick.