New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

DAM E’S DIAGNOSIS Julie’s secret battle

She’s been a formidable force for so long that it’s hard to imagine the British acting industry without Dame Julie Walters.

But following her life- changing diagnosis of stage three bowel cancer 18 months ago, the acclaimed actress says her next film, The Secret Garden, may be her last. She admits her attitude towards acting has completely changed and having to step back from work while she was having treatment for the disease was a huge relief in some ways.

“I was due to do two big series and there

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