Samantha Womack would back the current nurses' strike even if it impacted her own treatment.
Samantha Womack has been told she's cancer free
The former 'EastEnders' actress revealed earlier this month she is breast cancer free after getting diagnosed over the summer, and now she has voiced her support for medical staff taking action over a pay dispute with the government.
Appearing on Thursday's episode (15.12.22) of ITV show 'Good Morning Britain', she said: "At the moment, I haven't had any appointments disrupted but I have to say, I am a huge advocate of the work that nurses do.
"They've looked after me so fantastically, and I really do feel that they should be paid appropriately.
"Even at the cost of my own treatment being disrupted, I feel like they have to fight back. They're doing such an incredible job and not being treated fairly."
The 50-year-old star explained how she was diagnosed after going for a "random check", which led to "further appointments".
She shared: "I was just having a random check, I was just doing a well-woman check and in between two shows I popped in to have an ultrasound, just a scan.
"In between shows, I saw a nasty kind of gremlin-type shadow and then had to book further appointments, and I went back on stage that evening with my head a little bit in the clouds."
And she urged the public to make sure they are self checking for breast cancer, to make sure any issues are found in time for treatment.
She said: "I never check myself, I've just been so strong all of my life so I was really fortunate that I just happened to do that when I did.
"Certainly, the term cancer-free is a little bit misleading.
"Luckily I've got it gone for now but with cancer, you have to be careful that you're keeping on top of everything and keep checking yourself."
'Good Morning Britain' airs weekdays from 6am on both ITV1 and ITVX.
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