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The Office star Jenna Fischer has revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer last year.

The 50-year-old, who played Pam Beesly on the NBC sitcom, shared the news in a lengthy Instagram post in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month.

She updated fans that she is now cancer free after receiving treatment.

“I never thought I’d be making an announcement like this but here we are. Last December, I was diagnosed with Stage 1 Triple Positive Breast Cancer. After completing surgery, chemotherapy and radiation I am now cancer free,” she wrote in her caption.

“Back in October 2023, I posted a photo of myself on Instagram preparing for my routine mammogram with a joking reminder to ‘take care of your ticking time bags’ a la Michael Scott,” Fischer shared, referencing Steve Carrell’s Office character.

“After inconclusive results on that mammogram due to dense breast tissue my doctor ordered a breast ultrasound. They found something in my left breast. A biopsy was ordered. Then, on December 1, 2023, I learned I had stage 1 triple positive breast cancer.”

“Triple positive breast cancer is an aggressive form of breast cancer but it is also highly responsive to treatment,” Fischer added.

The Office Ladies podcast host revealed she “had a lumpectomy to remove the tumor” in January of this year and the “cancer was caught early and it hadn’t spread into my lymph nodes or throughout the rest of my body.”

“I’m happy to say I’m feeling great,” she continued. “I lost my hair during chemotherapy but thanks to some great wigs and hats with hair (which my family affectionately called Wigats) I have been able to wait until now to reveal all that has been going on for me.”

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“I’m making this announcement for a few reasons,” Fisher explained. “One, I’m ready to ditch the wigs. Two, to implore you to get your annual mammograms. You can also ask your doctor to calculate your Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Score and get any additional screenings required. I’m serious, call your doctors right now.”

“If I had waited six months longer, things could have been much worse,” she said. “It could have spread. Seeing women post photos of their mammogram appointments on Instagram needled me into setting my own (which I was late for). I’m so glad I did. Consider this your kick in the butt to get it done…. Suddenly everything in your life is geared around one thing: fighting cancer.”

Angela Kinsey, who played Angela Martin in The Office, commented on her post: “I love you, and I’m so glad you’re sharing. I got your back, always.”

Ellie Kemper, who also co-starred with Fischer in The Office, said: “We love you, Jenna. Thank you for sharing and for inspiring.”

PETE Wicks’s Strictly rehearsals were thrown into chaos today.

The former Towie star, 36, is one of the famous faces taking part in this year’s series of the BBC show.

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Pete and dance partner Jowita Przystał are currently 12th on the leader board, in front of Dr Punam, Paul Merson and Toyah Willcox.

The reality favourite has got just four days until his next live performance – and has been putting in the practice time.

However it didn’t look very easy getting to training today after getting caught up in all the rain.

Pete shared a video of himself looking out the window of his car with very high water surrounding him near Brent Cross, London.

He joked: “Should have got a boat to the studio today.”

Pete added Robin Schulz’s remix of Mr Probz song Waves in the background.

The UK has been hit with heavy showers today, especially through the south east of England.

The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for thunderstorms in the south east until 10pm today.

On Saturday night Pete and Jowita performed their routine to George of the Jungle.

The pair scored 26 out of 40.

In recent weeks the pair have raised a few eyebrows after growing close.

Earlier this week they fulled romance rumours after she made a very flirty comment.

In a backstage clip shared on Strictly‘s Instagram account, Jowita playfully teased Pete about his bold look, joking, “I still think you should keep that outfit.”

Meanwhile others have said that they two ‘look like they’ve been a couple for ten years.’

Over the weekend they also cosied up together at the backstage drinks party following their steamy foxtrot.

Meanwhile it has been reported that Pete is ‘head over heels’for Jowita.

The Strictly source told The Mail On Sunday: “Pete has fallen head over heels for Jowita. He thinks she is amazing in every way.

“The feeling is mutual from her side and things have definitely progressed between them. They are all over one another behind the scenes, in a way that a loved-up couple would be.’

“It appears that we may have the first Strictly romance of the series, which is so exciting. They are the talk of the show. 

“The other contestants are really happy for them. They are always smiling. It’s lovely. It will certainly brighten up the show following the dreadful saga around Giovanni (Pernice) and Amanda Abbington.”

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Paul Hollywood broke with The Great British Bake Off protocol this week as he demonstrated how to plait dough like a professional.

Typically, contestants on the hit baking show are given some intentionally sparse instructions about how to pull off the tricky bake during the technical challenge.

However, on the show that aired tonight (8 October), Hollywood instead demonstrated how to plait dough while the contestants had to follow along.

Results were mixed, with one social media user commenting: “Shame NONE of the bakers paid attention.”

Another joked: “Looks pretty easy. Can’t see anything going wrong here.”

Yesterday, former Great British Bake-Off host Sandi Toksvig reflected negatively on her time on the show, revealing she doesn’t stay in touch with her co-host Noel Fielding.

The 66-year-old quit the series in 2020, having presented it for three years and despite receiving “the biggest paycheque of my life”.

In an honest interview with The Times, Toksvig explained that she did not enjoy her time on the show and doesn’t stay in touch with her co-presenters.

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When asked about Bake Off judge Paul Hollywood, she said: “He’s so busy. He drives cars so fast it’s impossible to catch him”. When asked if she was in touch with Might Boosh star Fielding, she said simply: “No.”

She gave a warmer response about judge Prue Leith, saying: “Prue and I are joined at the hip.”

Toksvig, who is also known for hosting QI, described being on Bake Off as “three of the longest years of my life”, adding that she did not understand the point of the show and had never watched it prior to joining.

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“It’s not for me. I walked away from the biggest paycheque of my life, but that’s fine. I’d never watched it. I still haven’t watched it. I didn’t understand it.”

Going even further, she said: “Cakes are readily available in the shops. I didn’t enjoy the process. You stand at the end of a long table for hours when Prue and Paul taste everything and we literally didn’t speak or taste anything.

“I used to say, ‘Can we not sit down? I’m not contributing,’ but no.”

She didn’t enjoy tasting the food after filming either, remarking: “Not really. My thing is cheese.”

Pointless presenter and author Richard Osman hit out at Toksvig as he commented on a post about the article, saying: “I honestly don’t think you should present shows you wouldn’t watch.”

Viewers were unnerved by the revelations, as one person wrote: “I loved Sandi on the show, this has tainted it for me.”