Beloved Australian comedian Magda Szubanski says she is breathing a sigh of relief after announcing her rare blood cancer is in remission.<\/p>\n
The Kath and Kim star shared the news on her Instagram today, about nine months on from being diagnosed with stage-four mantle cell lymphoma, described as a “rare and fast-moving blood cancer”.<\/p>\n
“I wanted to share the fantastic news, which is I’ve completed chemo and I am now in remission – so phew, big relief,” Szubanski said.<\/p>\n
“It’s not a cure, but because I got a good remission, that hopefully means I’ll keep the cancer at bay for a good long time.”<\/p>\n
Best known for winning the hearts of Australians as the sporty, unlucky-in-love Sharon Strzelecki in sitcom Kath and Kim, Szubanski said she was “eternally grateful” to her medical team and public well-wishers.<\/p>\n
She sported short hair that had regrown since she had shaved her head to prepare for the treatment in May.<\/p>\n
Her portrayal of Sharon sparked character roles in smash-hit movies including Babe and Happy Feet.<\/p>\n
She first burst onto Australian screens in the mid-1980s after being picked up by ABC talent scouts watching her perform in a university revue.<\/p>\n
Her credits also include sketch shows Fast Forward and critically acclaimed Big Girl’s Blouse, alongside Kath and Kim co-writers Gina Riley and Jane Turner.<\/p>\n
Szubanski, a staunch LGBTQI rights activist, began her announcement by wishing followers a happy Mardi Gras.<\/p>\n
The Glitter Club – described as a premium vantage point for the Mardi Gras parade in Sydney’s Taylor Square – has been rebranded Magda’s Glitter Club for Saturday’s marquee event.<\/p>\n
“I am so gutted I can’t be there. I’m afraid it’s unavoidable, but have a wonderful time and big love to you all,” she said.<\/p>\n
In 2018, she was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for her contribution to the marriage equality campaign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Beloved Australian comedian Magda Szubanski says she is breathing a sigh of relief after announcing her rare blood…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":304581,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[430,156,111,139,69],"class_list":["post-304580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=304580"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304580\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/304581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=304580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=304580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=304580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}