Comedian Janey Godley has been forced to cancel her upcoming tour due to a heartbreaking update on her incurable cancer.
The 63 year old Glaswegian was set to kick off her Why Is She Still Here? tour, with dates across the UK including London, Belfast and Edinburgh. However, medical advice has led her to cease work “for the foreseeable future”.
A statement about the comedian’s career read: “It is with huge sadness that we must announce the cancellation of Janey Godley’s autumn 2024 tour.
“Janey has been living with stage four ovarian cancer for the past few years and the treatment from the wonderful Scottish NHS has kept the disease at bay, but sadly in the last few weeks the cancer has returned and there have been a few added complications. Her doctors have now advised her that she must stop work for the foreseeable future.
“Janey is devastated to let down her thousands of loyal fans, and the wonderful venues, she has played many times over the years. She would like to thank everyone for their love and support at this difficult time,” reports the Mirror.
Godley first shared her ovarian cancer diagnosis in 2021, and by 2022 she had received the all-clear, posting on X (formerly Twitter) that a scan showed “no evidence of disease”. However, a subsequent scan revealed signs of the disease in her abdomen, despite which she had planned to continue with her tour in February and March 2023.
Godley opened up on ITV’s Lorraine about her brave decision to continue touring, influenced by fellow comic Jimmy Carr’s cheeky encouragement. She revealed: “I decided to cancel the tour, and my mate Jimmy Carr said, ‘Is your mouth not working?’. I went, ‘Yeah, my mouth works’ and he said, ‘Well get back on tour.'”
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