Belinda Emmett Dies
November 11, 2006 by staralicious
Filed under News
This is sad news, even if it is primarily relevant only to Aussies.
News Limited reports that actor Belinda Emmett, wife of television personality Rove McManus, has died after a long battle with cancer.
Emmett, who was 32, died at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, early this morning, with her husband by her side.
“It is with great sadness we advise that Belinda Emmett’s battle with cancer has ended,” Emmett’s family has said in a statement.
McManus has cancelled this week’s episode of his program Rove Live. It is unclear when he or the program will return.
Emmett was first diagnosed with the disease when she was just 24.
“Belinda passed away just after dawn this morning at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney with her family and husband by her side,” her family’s statement has said.
She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1998, two years after first noticing a lump in her breast.
She announced she was battling the disease as she was still filming her role at Summer Bay.
The actor successfully underwent surgery to remove a malignant tumour, followed by six weeks of radiotherapy.
In 2001, Emmett was diagnosed with secondary bone cancer. She was told by specialist that the disease would eventually claim her life.
By this time, however, she also had McManus by her side. The couple met in 1999, became engaged in 2004 and were married in 2005.
The couple exchanged their own vows during the intimate ceremony at a church in Sydney’s east.
“I don’t think I could have gotten through this (cancer treatment) the way that I have, if I hadn’t had him here for support,” Emmett said of McManus.
The pair had kept a low profile in recent years, but were always a fixture at the Logies awards, where McManus’s show Rove Live has proved a consistent favourite.
“Belinda is just wonderful,” Rove said after winning his second Gold Logie in 2004.
“It goes without saying she is undoubtedly the best reward I’ve ever received.”
A statement released by Network Ten has said Rove Live will not air on Tuesday night.
“Ten will give Rove the time he needs away from the show and any support we can during this very sad time,” the network has said.
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