{"id":336001,"date":"2026-03-12T20:37:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T20:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/336001\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T20:37:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T20:37:07","slug":"ricky-gervaiss-partner-shares-cancer-diagnosis-with-candid-social-media-update-its-been-a-lot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/336001\/","title":{"rendered":"Ricky Gervais’s partner shares cancer diagnosis with candid social media update: ‘It’s been a lot’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ricky Gervais’s long-term partner Jane Fallon has shared that she has been diagnosed with cancer.<\/p>\n

The best-selling author, 65, explained she had discovered the news a month ago.<\/p>\n

Taking to Instagram on Thursday, she shared a lengthy statement.<\/p>\n

“So… I thought I should post something as I\u2019ve had a few people notice I\u2019ve been a bit quiet on here lately,” she began.<\/p>\n

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Ricky Gervais and Jane Fallon in 2022<\/p>\n

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The post continued: “About a month ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer – very early stage thankfully & the prognosis is excellent. <\/p>\n

“I had a routine mammogram a week before Christmas. I had no symptoms but the brilliant radiographer spotted something iffy & sent me for further tests & eventually a biopsy. <\/p>\n

“Since then I\u2019ve had more mammograms, more biopsies and an MRI so they can pinpoint the problem area precisely. It\u2019s been a lot, I\u2019m not going to lie. <\/p>\n

“But, my surgery is scheduled for the week after next and I just want to get it over with now.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m getting incredible care and all will be fine but I\u2019m not engaging with much beyond audiobooks & jigsaws tbh. Dr Eric on duty. Nurse Pickle wondering when lunch is.”<\/p>\n

Ms Fallon and Mr Gervais first crossed paths whilst studying at University College London, beginning their relationship in 1982. <\/p>\n

The couple reportedly began sharing a home two years later and now reside in Hampstead, north London, alongside their pets.<\/p>\n

Despite more than four decades together, the pair have never wed \u2013 a conscious choice they have openly discussed. <\/p>\n

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Ricky Gervais and Jane Fallon began their relationship in 1982<\/p>\n

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Mr Gervais has previously explained their reasoning: “We are married for all intents and purposes, everything’s shared and actually our fake marriage has lasted longer than a real one.<\/p>\n

“But there’s no point in us having an actual ceremony before the eyes of God because there is no God.”<\/p>\n

The 64-year-old comedian and his partner have built their lives together whilst pursuing separate successful careers in entertainment.<\/p>\n

Ms Fallon’s professional journey began in television production, where she worked on acclaimed programmes including EastEnders, Teachers and This Life.<\/p>\n

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Jane Fallon said the cancer had been discovered early<\/p>\n

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Speaking recently on a podcast about those early years, she reflected on her determination to establish herself in the industry.<\/p>\n

“I was always saying: ‘I’m going to get us out of this. I’m going to work my way out of this,'” she recalled.<\/p>\n

“I felt as though I was on the rung of the ladder I wanted to be on.”<\/p>\n

Her transition to writing proved equally successful, with her debut novel Getting Rid of Matthew becoming a bestseller upon its 2007 release.<\/p>\n

She has since published 14 books in total, with notable titles including Worst. Idea. Ever., Faking Friends, Just Got Real and Queen Bee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ricky Gervais’s long-term partner Jane Fallon has shared that she has been diagnosed with cancer. The best-selling author,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":336002,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[458,727,146,85,46,11792,411],"class_list":["post-336001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-celebrity","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-ricky-gervais","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=336001"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336001\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/336002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=336001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=336001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=336001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}