https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Interview%3a+Julie+Walters+-+Why+I%27m+haunted+by+Maisie%27s+plight%3b+Julie-a079734694. I've got cancer! Julie revealed she has been diagnosed with stage three bowel cancer and that her next film, The Secret Garden, could be her last. Dame Julie Walters has revealed she was diagnosed with stage three bowel cancer. Because of the way that I approach it [acting]. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Revealing that Maisie had simply responded, 'Okay, mum', Walters added: "She knew it probably didn't sound right, but she also knew I wasn't going to talk about it and she didn't push me.". And Dame Julie Walters has now revealed she kept it so secret that she did not even tell her daughter until she was in remission. Walters recalled that at the time, she told Maisie she needed to have her appendix removed because she couldnt say the word cancer to her. Maisie simply responded, Okay, mum, Walters said. Julie, 70, was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2018 during filming of The Secret Garden. So there was a huge relief in it, which is strange. Julie herself underwent a CT scan after being referred to a gastric surgeon and, while she was on set filming her upcoming film The Secret Garden, received a phone call asking her to see the specialist who told her it might be cancer. A Short Stay in Switzerland I couldnt believe it, she said of hearing the diagnosis. "Just go and make sure you get checked.". We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Julie Walters I left school at 16 with six GCSEs - and became a self-made millionaire. Talking to Victoria Derbyshire, the Mamma Mia star said she thought doctors must have been mistaken when she first heard the news. In 2018, she was diagnosed with stage III bowel cancer and had surgery and chemotherapy. The 73-year-old actor had begun work on Channel 4 drama Truelove with Sue Johnston and Julie Walters DAME Julie Walters says she is giving up acting after beating cancer unless another Mamma Mia! The actress, 70, said she couldnt bear the thought of her only child Maisie, 31, knowing what she was going through so told her she was going to have her appendix out. It's very stressful. Harry Potter star Julie Walters Dame Julie said she had been diagnosed with stage three bowel cancer - which means the cancer has spread to nearby lymph nodes but not to distant body parts - 18 months ago, with two primary tumours in her large intestine. I still find it a bit hard to be honest.. I can actually get off this treadmill., Because I had been working really hard and it seemed like a big excuse not to do anything. Julie Walters Pulls Out Of Channel 4 Drama Truelove Due To Ill Health, Replaced By Lindsay Duncan EXCLUSIVE: Julie Walters has pulled out of Clarke Peters-starring Channel 4 drama Truelove due to ill health and is being replaced by Lindsay Deadline - Max Goldbart 5h Read more on deadline.com Drama entertainment news