Coronation Street icon Tracy Shaw breaks down in tears as she shares tragic cancer update

Tracy Shaw broke down in tears after discovering that her chemotherapy treatment has not worked as well as she had hoped. The actress, 52, who is best known for having played Maxine Peacock on Coronation Street , announced earlier this year that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. Earlier in the week, the soap icon had told followers that she was due to undergo further scans on Thursday have further scans to see if the disease had reduced or spread throughout her body. In a an emotional new post, Tracy explained that there was some "good news" to be had but ultimately had expected the intensive treatment to have worked better because of how much she has been through physically during it. Speaking in a video posted to Instagram, she said: "Good morning, everyone. So as I told you all, I had my ultrasounds today to find out if the lesions had shrunk. I also needed to check a lump that I'd found on the other breast, which is on the right breast. The good news is that the lump, well there's actually quite a lot, are all cysts, so that's good news and the lesions on my left breast...erm... "Well, my expectations were that judging by what personally I've gone through and what the chemo does, I thought they'd shrunk but basically they've gone from being circular to oval but not really shrunk in size. "I don't know what I was expecting. I think I'm just expecting some results of what I've felt, some results of what the body has had to go through to!" Tracy who also enjoyed a brief pop career with a cover of the Lonnie Gordon track Happenin' All Over Again before going on to appear in Casualty and Doctors as well as star in a string of theatre productions, eventually let the tears roll as she acquiesced that some sort of miracle will come along eventually. She said: "I don't know...maybe, maybe a few more rounds will be all it takes but I know they can't operate until they shrink it. I thought I'd give you a live update but I was just expecting some miracularlous miracle. But maybe it's to come. All my love to you all." Tracy was instantly supported by friends and fans in the comments section of the post with Sally Ann Matthews , who played Jenny Bradley on Coronation Street, urged her to stay optimistic. She wrote: "Stick in there kidda xxxxx," whilst Drag Race star Baga Chipz said "I'm giving you the biggest hug. Stay strong hun [heart emoji" One follower said: "I'm so sorry you didn't get the results you wanted to hear. You're such a brave and incredible woman. Your miracle is on its way," whilst another said: "Sending so much love and strength to you. All your pink sisters are here sending you love and healing!" A fourth said: "Trust the process, everybody's body works slightly differently so just go with the flow. It's a tough path to walk but you are doing so well. just keep going. Sending healing thoughts your way." If you have been affected by this story, advice and support can be found at Breast Cancer Support. Like this story? For more of the latest showbiz news and gossip, follow Mirror Celebs on TikTok , Snapchat , Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , YouTube and Threads .