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Beverley Callard makes desperate plea after passing out on set amid cancer battle

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Karasin, E. (2026, September 25). Beverley Callard makes desperate plea after passing out on set amid cancer battle. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/beverley-callard-cancer-update-b1298408.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-09-25 · by Ekin Karasin

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Beverley Callard, actress known for her role in "Coronation Street," experienced a sudden loss of consciousness on set while filming and was attended to by paramedics who advised her to rest over the weekend due to extremely high blood pressure. This incident follows ongoing health issues since her radiotherapy treatment for cancer and previous episodes of nausea. Callard expressed uncertainty about her current condition, awaiting further medical tests scheduled for the following week, and continues to document her journey through social media.
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Beverley Callard, a British actress known for her role in the soap opera "Coronation Street," collapsed on set due to a sudden loss of consciousness. The incident occurred while she was preparing for a new scene and lasted approximately 10 minutes, after which paramedics advised her to rest for the entire weekend. She reported feeling extremely hot and experiencing high blood pressure during the episode.

Callard has been battling cancer and recently completed radiotherapy treatment but continues to suffer from severe nausea. She expressed uncertainty about her current condition, stating that she felt normal at home despite the incident on set. Callard is scheduled to visit the hospital next week for further tests and biopsies, with results expected soon. Her plea for information from others who may have experienced similar symptoms highlights her concern over her health status.

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I’ve got to see the professor again in two months and then I’ll know a lot more and mammograms and oncologists and all that, but radiotherapy is finished for now, so I’m really thrilled.
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🔮 We just sat there, getting ready, about to run lines and I sort of… the only way to explain it is I lost consciousness for a few minutes, maybe 10 minutes which was very odd,” she said.
2026-09-25 · Evening Standard
Beverley Callard makes desperate plea after passing out on set amid cancer battle · assertive framing

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"Working with people who are so good, but good fun as well. asserted
who → work → people
It was all going swimmingly and then today, I’ve no idea what happened to me but I was all ready to start a new scene. " asserted
I → go → scene
We just sat there, getting ready, about to run lines and I sort of… the only way to explain it is I lost consciousness for a few minutes, maybe 10 minutes which was very odd,” she said. asserted
she → sit → minutes
Callard said she felt “boiling hot” and went home, having been advised by paramedics to rest for the entire weekend. asserted
she → say → weekend
She added: "I have to tell you, I feel a complete fraud because I’m home and feel perfectly normal. asserted
I → add → you
The only thing that did happen was my blood pressure was through the roof." asserted
pressure → happen → roof
The star explained she has "not been right" since radiotherapy treatment for cancer and continues to suffer "horrendous" nausea occasionally. asserted
she → explain → nausea
She added: “But aside from that, I don’t know what’s going on. asserted
what → add → that
I’m at the hospital next week so I’ll probably know more. asserted
I → ’m → more
Read More “I’m awaiting the results of these other tests, some of these biopsies they’ve taken from my stomach. asserted
they → read → stomach
If anyone else has had this please let me know because I don’t know at all.” asserted
I → have → this
In her caption, Callard wrote: “That was an eventful day at work! asserted
That → write → work
Not really something I can explain but I certainly wasn’t expecting a visit from paramedics today. asserted
I → explain → paramedics
“I’m feeling fine now… just another sign that something isn’t quite right.” asserted
something → feel → ?
“I’ve done it, I’ve just finished my last radiotherapy session, fingers crossed,” she said in an Instagram video at the time. asserted
she → do → time
“To be honest, I feel a bit numb. asserted
I → feel → ?
Yesterday I really struggled, but today I’ve been fine. asserted
I → struggle → ?
I’ve got to see the professor again in two months and then I’ll know a lot more and mammograms and oncologists and all that, but radiotherapy is finished for now, so I’m really thrilled. asserted
I → get → more
“I’m not going to celebrate tonight, we’re too tired, we can’t be bothered. asserted
we → go → ?
I’m going to put scruffy clothes on and just sit and watch TV with a cup of tea.” asserted
I → go → tea
The actress is best known for her role as Liz McDonald in Coronation Street. asserted
actress → know → Street
She played the character on and off from 1989 to 2020, featuring in more than 2,000 episodes. asserted
She → play → episodes
In 2020, she took part in I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! and finished in fourth place. asserted
I → take → place
Last year, she returned to the jungle to film I’m A Celebrity... South Africa but was forced to leave the camp after collapsing. asserted
I → return → camp
The episode was filmed in September 2025, before Callard received her diagnosis. asserted
Callard → film → diagnosis
She later explained that she did not know she had cancer at the time. asserted
she → explain → time
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