Overview

• Peace received an October 2024 breast cancer diagnosis for a 12 cm tumour that required a mastectomy and chemotherapy.
• Her wife, Ellie Dickinson, was diagnosed with the same cancer shortly before Peace and the couple have supported one another throughout parallel treatments.
• Peace insisted on filming the pivotal Eve Unwin and Suki Panesar wedding episodes to provide narrative closure after two and a half years of storyline development.
• She has said her greatest concern was protecting her wife and their three daughters from heartbreak during her battle.
• She is set to begin a three-week course of radiotherapy in early July while continuing to appear on EastEnders.