Victoria Ekanoye has signed up for ‘The Real Full Monty’.
Victoria Ekanoye is taking part in The Real Full Monty
The former ‘Coronation Street’ actress “jumped at the chance” to get involved with the show - which sees a string of stars strip as part of a campaign to raise awareness of checking for early signs of cancer - because she has battled breast cancer herself.
A source told The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre TV column:
“Victoria has personal experience of the disease after being diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2021.
“So when she was asked she jumped at the chance of being involved in The Real Full Monty.
“She wants to do everything she can to encourage men and women to check themselves and the whole premise of the show is to get people talking.
“Victoria is a natural performer and will give it her all when it comes to getting her kit off with her co-stars.”
The 41-year-old actress - who portrayed Angie Appleton on the ITV soap from 2017 to 2019 – found a lump in her breast while feeding her newborn son and was diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ. She went on to undergo a double mastectomy and has overcome the disease.
Victoria joins the likes of ‘Dancing on Ice’ skater Vanessa Bauer and the late Princess Diana’s butler Paul Burrell – who was diagnosed with prostate cancer last year – in signing up for the show.
An insider told The Sun newspaper earlier this month: “Vanessa sadly lost her dear dad to cancer in 2021 so when she was asked to take part in she jumped at the chance.
"It was incredibly emotional for both Vanessa and Paul during filming but they knew by taking part they would help to make a difference and get people checking themselves.
'Naturally there were lots of laughs along the way — getting your kit off on camera makes people incredibly silly but it was all very good fun.”
Former footballer Ashley Cain is also said to have signed up after losing his baby daughter Azaylia to leukaemia at just eight months old in 2021.
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