Beverly Callard Taken Ill on Fair City Set
The actress said she was checked by medics and sent home to rest after the brief collapse, which came after recent radiotherapy.
- Actress Beverley Callard lost consciousness for about 10 minutes while filming the Irish soap Fair City this week, prompting medics to treat the 69-year-old on set before clearing her to rest at home.
- Known for her 30-year role as Liz McDonald on Coronation Street, Callard revealed her breast cancer diagnosis earlier this year and recently completed radiotherapy but reported ongoing health challenges including nausea.
- Describing the incident on Instagram, Callard said she was 'about to run lines' with her Fair City daughter Emily when she suddenly lost consciousness, adding, 'I recovered and felt fine again but I can't explain what it was.'
- While feeling 'perfectly normal' at home, Callard is awaiting results from recent stomach biopsies and noted her blood pressure was 'through the roof' during the incident, prompting a hospital visit next week.
- After relocating to Ireland, Callard joined the Fair City cast in January as Lily Patterson and continues sharing health updates with social media followers while balancing her cancer recovery alongside professional filming commitments.
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Coronation Street legend Beverley Callard passed out on the set of her new soap and an ambulance had to be called as she continues her treatment for breast cancer. The 69-year-old regularly shares updates with her social media followers, following her diagnosis in February. The actor was on the set of her new soap Fair City, when she lost consciousness for around 10 minutes. She told her followers: “Because of protocol, they had to check me out …
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