Belinda Emmett, wife of television personality Rove McManus, has died after a long battle with cancer.
Australia’s beautiful actress Belinda Emmett was surrounded by family and friends yesterday morning when she lost her eight-year battle with cancer at Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital.
“It is with great sadness we advise that Belinda Emmett’s battle with cancer has ended,” Emmett’s family said in a statement.
Emmett grew up on NSW’s Central Coast and got her acting break when she appeared on popular long-running soap Home and Away, playing Rebecca Fisher, between 1996 and 1999. Emmett was only 24 years old in 1998 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She was considered Australia’s sweetheart and one of the most popular stars of Home and Away.
The Australian actress successfully underwent surgery to remove a malignant tumor, followed by six weeks of radiotherapy.
In 2001 the cancer returned and Belinda was diagnosed with bone metastasis. She spent the next five years seeking alternate therapies and using her celebrity to increase cancer awareness. She married Rove McManus, one of Australia’s most popular television personalities, in January of 2005.
Her last public appearance was on September 20 at Channel Seven’s 50 years of television celebration, where as always, and despite her obvious frailty, her smile lit the room. “Our deepest sympathy is extended to Belinda’s family who have supported her through this illness,” Seven Channel Network said in a statement.
Belinda Emmett had great acting ability and her warmth, her smile and her spirits will be truly remembered.
